Archaeologists uncovered hidden inscriptions and graffiti left by medieval pilgrims on the walls of the Cenacle, the site of ...

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

In a break from tradition and by his prior request, the pope will be laid to rest in Rome's St. Mary Major Basilica instead of in the crypt of St. Peter's Basilica, where many of pope's predecessors ...

Francis, who suffered from chronic lung disease and had part of one lung removed as a young man, was admitted to Gemelli ...

Pope Francis stipulated that he be laid to rest at the Papal Basilica of St. Mary Major, where seven other popes are buried.

Pope Francis died Monday at age 88. History’s first Latin American pontiff charmed the world with his humble style and concern for the poor but alienated many conservatives with critiques of ...

Catholic worshippers have claimed to witness a miracle just days before the death of Pope Francis I was announced. The ...

Leaders of several Aiken-area congregations or faith groups accepted an invitation to share a few thoughts this year on the ...

Pope Francis has designated 2025 a Jubilee year in the Catholic Church, and NJ travel agencies hope a fragile ceasefire in ...

Virgin of La Macarena brotherhood is seen during ... According to all four Gospels, on the first day of the week, Mary ...

Maharashtra minister Sanjay Shirsat has proposed the renaming of Khuldabad, home to the tomb of Mughal ruler Aurangzeb, to Ratnapur, drawing a response from AIMIM and a counter-reaction by the BJP.

On April 7, the Armenian Church celebrates one of her greatest feasts – the Annunciation to St. Mary. In the Gospel of Luke we learn that the Angel Gabriel brings the good news to the Virgin about the ...