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

At All Saints Shrine, there are first-class relics of Teresa of ávila, Thomas More, John Fisher, Padre Pio and Pope Pius X, ...

In 2023, Pope Francis announced that he would be buried at St. Mary Major; his tomb has been prepared near the Salus Populi ...

In the final stage of his earthly journey, Pope Francis Saturday was entombed in the papal Basilica of Saint Mary Major as a ...

Tradition holds that the icon was made by Saint Luke the Evangelist ... The date that Francis signed his will is the feast day of Sts. Peter and Paul and a holiday in Rome. He says in the document ...

President Trump and President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine are among the world leaders who plan to attend the funeral. The ...

I’ve found myself having trouble writing about Pope Francis since his death but I feel I should. It has been hard because I ...

Seven seminarians are scheduled to be ordained deacons by Bishop Michael F. Burbidge April 26. They will be assigned to ...

April's Los Cabos news includes a massive spring break trash cleanup, cruise tax negotiations and annual traditional festivities.

The National Gallery presents another blockbuster exhibition in celebration of its 200th anniversary exploring the vibrant new way of painting that developed in early 14th century Siena. The rigidity ...

Our final mock before the 2025 NFL Draft is mostly chalk... except for a big Saints trade to stoke hope and a late rush on ...

Near Leonidio, the Holy Monastery is built on the steep cliff of Mount Parnon, at the spot where, in 1300 AD, two hermits saw a light and, as they approached, beheld the icon of the Virgin Mary ...