America had previously been dedicated to Mary on three occasions.

Pope Francis's funeral mirrored the contrasts and compassion that defined his papacy — from the grandeur of St Peter’s Square ...

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

St. Mary Major is one of the four papal basilicas in Rome — the “major” refers not to the Virgin Mary but ... Above them, mosaics portray Jesus carrying a small image of Mary toward heaven ...

His funeral is being held on Saturday in St. Peter’s Square. Francis will then be buried, according to his will: in a simple ...

More than 200,000 people are expected to attend Pope Francis's funeral in St Peter's Square. He will then be buried in Rome's ...

World leaders and rank-and-file Catholic faithful bade farewell to Pope Francis in a funeral Saturday that highlighted his ...

Brothers and sisters, precisely on Divine Mercy Sunday we remember our beloved Pope Francis with affection,” Cardinal Pietro Parolin said Sunday.

The church is home to his favorite icon of the Virgin Mary ... style painting that features an image of Mary, draped in a blue robe, holding the infant Jesus who in turn holds a jeweled golden ...

The Bible says a lot about Jesus Christ, but the book never explicitly says when the Son of God was born. Though many ...

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

Francis has broken with recent papal tradition by choosing to be buried in the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore instead of St ...