Francis' coffin reached St. Mary Major Basilica, his chosen burial place, following Mass in the morning at St. Peter's Square ...
Since Pope Francis was buried in the Basilica of St. Mary on April 27, 2025, the basilica has been transformed from a prominent Roman church into one of the city's major pilgrimage sites for admirers ...
Pope Leo XIV opened the Catholic church’s penitential Lenten season by presiding over the Ash Wednesday Mass in Rome. Leo revived the traditional prayer and procession to Aventine Hill that Pope ...