In 2023, Pope Francis announced that he would be buried at St. Mary Major; his tomb has been prepared near the Salus Populi Romani icon. While most popes are buried at St. Peter’s in the Vatican, Pope ...

Pope Francis’ tomb is made of Ligurian (Italian) marble with the sole inscription “FRANCISCUS” and a reproduction of his ...

Roman Catholic faithful began visiting the tomb of Pope Francis on Sunday, filing past the simple white tomb in St. Mary Major Basilica a day after he was bade farewell by the powerful of the world ...

The head of the basilica that is housing Pope Francis's tomb says it reflects his “humble, simple and essential" life ...

There can never be a place for racism and hate in France, President Emmanuel Macron said on Sunday after the brutal stabbing to death of a Muslim in a mosque in the south of the country. "Racism ...

The six-kilometer (about 3.5-mile) funeral procession that carried Pope Francis from St. Peter’s to St. Mary Major was filled ...

It is fairly extraordinary that the funeral of a religious leader, even the leader of a religion as big as Roman Catholicism, should bring so many crowned heads, heads of state and of government ...

A towering temple-like chariot teems with figures in communion: local vendors, families, fruit baskets, religious icons--anchoring a city where sacred and mundane coexist. Echoes of Childhood ...

It's one of the most prominent religious orders in the Catholic Church, with approximately 15,000 priests, brothers and novices from more than 110 countries. Their reach extends from prestigious ...

Wall Street Watchdog Staff Shrinks 16% in Last Year, Includes Key Units, Sources Say By Douglas Gillison and Chris Prentice WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) -The U.S. Securities and Exchange ...

The eldest daughter of Queen Mary and King Frederik X of Denmark, who enjoyed multiple events in honour of her birthday last week, posed for the photographs at Knight’s Hall of Frederick VIII ...

Mary Anastasia O'Grady writes "The Americas," a weekly column on politics, economics and business in Latin America and Canada that appears every Monday in the Journal. Ms. O'Grady joined the paper ...