ROME — Pope Francis will be the first pontiff in more than a century to be buried outside the Vatican Grottoes. After his ...

What exactly is Divine Mercy? The word divine means “of God,” or “from God.” Mercy embodies “love’s response to suffering.” ...

Pope Francis to be buried in Saint Mary Major church, not Saint Peter's basilica, in a break with tradition and sign of humility.

Throughout his papacy, Francis went there to pray to an icon of the Virgin Mary holding baby Jesus. In death ... its colonnades of Cipollino marble and intricate statues, has stood sentinel.

Throughout his papacy, Pope Francis visited St. Mary Major basilica — with its colonnades of cipollino marble and intricate statues — 126 ... Mary holding baby Jesus. This icon was brought ...

Standing in the St. Peter’s Basilica queue ... He's the closest thing to Jesus the Catholic church has got in our modern times." The sceptic needs proof. Surprisingly, despite the opulence ...

Pope Francis was “giving himself without measure, especially to the marginalized,” Cardinal Re said, as he stood within sight of a giant statue of ... sculptures that stand in silhouette ...