Then-Washington Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory leads a special liturgy in renewing the consecration of the U.S. to the care of ...

The decision by Pope Francis to break with tradition and be buried at the Papal Basilica of St. Mary Major in Rome rather ...

Kennedy and astronaut Alan Shephard’s brief trip into space, Mary Blavet got off the train in Kearney. Just 19 years old, she had traveled 700 miles from her home in Duluth, Minnesota, to become a ...

Pope Francis was laid to rest in a simple tomb at St. Mary Major Basilica in Rome, marking the end of his funeral on Saturday, April 26 ...

I’ve found myself having trouble writing about Pope Francis since his death but I feel I should. It has been hard because I ...

In 2023, Pope Francis announced that he would be buried at St. Mary Major; his tomb has been prepared near the Salus Populi Romani icon. While most popes are buried at St. Peter’s in the Vatican, Pope ...

Each year on Aug. 5 the church liturgical calendar commemorates the dedication of St. Mary Major (in Italian, Santa Maria ...