While the more famous towns in Himachal or Uttarakhand see crowds all year round, lesser-known hill stations in Northeast ...

Pope Francis has broken with tradition when it comes to where he is laid to rest – choosing a light-filled basilica instead ...

The Santa Maria Maggiore basilica, which Pope Francis chose as his final resting place, is a fifth-century church located in ...

Pope Francis, the first pontiff from Latin America, died on Easter Monday at the age of 88. In his will, Francis requested to ...

The Basilica of St. Mary Major is one of the four major papal basilicas located in Rome and the largest church dedicated to the Virgin Mary in the city. Its artistic splendor, architectural grandeur ...

The Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore is one of the four papal basilicas of Rome, along with St. Peter's, St. John Lateran, and St. Paul Outside the Walls. It stands on the summit of the ...

The Santa Maria Maggiore basilica, which Pope Francis chose as his final resting place, is a fifth-century church located in ...

The Pope will be buried in one of the four papal basilicas in Rome and one of the five patriarchal basilicas, out of his ...

Each year on Aug. 5 the church liturgical calendar commemorates the dedication of St. Mary Major (in Italian, Santa Maria Maggiore), one of the five great ancient basilicas in Rome, and the place Pope ...