Image Santa Maria Maggiore is one of Rome’s four papal ... The fifth-century Santa Sabina is the best preserved paleo-Christian basilica in Rome. If Santo Stefano is cerebral, Santa Sabina ...

responding to Pope Francis' wish to be buried in the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome, marking a historic departure from the tradition of burial in St. Peter's Basilica, as reported by the ...

Cruising's new-ship class of 2025: Lines go big later this yearAmong the ships debuting in the second half of 2025 will be some with the industry's biggest tonnage. Veteran advisors team up on new ...

Pope Francis ordered the return of the thumb-sized relic from Rome's Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore as a gift. The relic had been in Rome since the 7th Century. It was briefly put on display in ...

During a Jubilee, the four papal basilicas in Rome – Saint Peter's Basilica, San Giovanni in Laterano, Santa Maria Maggiore, and San Paolo Fuori le Mura – open their Holy Doors. These doors ...

In that 2023 interview with Mexican Televisa broadcaster N+, Francis also revealed that he had decided he would be buried in Santa Maria Maggiore basilica in Rome, not in the grottoes underneath ...

while you're visiting Rome, you won't want to miss a trip to the Basilica of San Giovanni in Laterano, Santa Maria del Popolo ...

Cardinal Law was head of a major basilica in Rome until 2011 Cardinal Bernard ... serve as the archpriest of the Basilica of the Santa Maria Maggiore until his retirement at the age of 80 in ...

The Big Bus tour route includes popular Rome landmarks such as Basilica Santa Maria Maggiore, the Colosseum, Roman Forum, Circus Maximus, San Giovanni, Piazza Venezia, Piazza Navona, the Pantheon, ...

And if you want to see one of the world's oldest presepi, head to the Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica; the nativity scene displayed here dates back to the 13th century, when it was commissioned by Pope ...