With St. Peter’s, St. John Lateran, St. Paul Outside the Walls, it is one of four basilicas in Rome granted special status by ...

The Santa Maria Maggiore basilica, which Pope Francis chose as his final resting place, is a fifth-century church located in ...

In another surprise visit by Pope Francis early Saturday afternoon, Vatican sources confirmed that the Pontiff visited the basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome and stopped to pray before the ...

Pope Francis made a prayerful pilgrimage to the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore on Saturday afternoon, continuing the pontiff’s gradual return to public appearances ahead of Holy Week celebrations.

Lisbon [Portugal]: President Droupadi Murmu on Monday visited the Church of Santa Maria and laid a wreath at the tomb of Luis Vaz de Camoes - the national poet of Portugal. As per the Rashtrapati ...

Pope Francis kneels in prayer before the revered Marian icon 'Salus Populi Romani' at the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome, April 12, 2025. (photo: Holy See Press Office) AC Wimmer/CNA ...

Pope Francis made another surprise visit to St Peter's Square at the end of the Palm Sunday Mass, one day after making an unannounced visit to the basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome.

Each year on Aug. 5 the church liturgical calendar commemorates the dedication of St. Mary Major (in Italian, Santa Maria ...

Kayla Hui The Basílica de Santa María de Guadalupe (Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe) is an important religious site in Mexico City. Construction for the first shrine built to honor the Virgin ...

The Basilica di Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari, sometimes referred to simply as Frari, is a gothic-style church that was finished in the 14th century. The exterior is minimal in comparison to ...