The Catholic Church is almost 2,000 years old, and over the centuries, the protocol for papal funerals has been codified and ...

The health of Pope Francis, hospitalized since February 14 for pneumonia, is causing concern. Since his election in 2013, he ...

Pope Francis has reportedly planned his burial at Santa Maria Maggiore, breaking with tradition as Vatican insiders prepare ...

A huge golden statue of the Virgin Mary that has for more than a century watched over the French port city of Marseille and ...

The statue of the Virgin Mary that has kept watch over the French port city of Marseille and its seafarers for more than a ...

Elche’s Mayor Pablo Ruz and Councillor for Culture Irene Ruíz attended the Historia National Geographic awards ceremony.

space for 25,000 worshippers in the giant underground basilica. It was built in 1958 to commemorate the centennial of the Virgin Mary’s first appearance, in 1858, to Bernadette, an illiterate 14 ...

With more than 900    churches, hundreds of palazzos, 10 World Heritage Sites and 280 fountains (the Trevi alone sees some 700,000 euros in coin donations every year), Rome can be an overwhelming city ...

Pope Francis also praised the “important priestly presence” of military chaplains, pointing to the moral and spiritual ...

Visit the homepage for more information. The most important church in the city of Rome dedicated to Our Lady is the Basilica of Saint Mary Major, erected around the year 352, during the reign of Pope ...

If you're an architecture buff, take some time to check out the Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of ... contains the oldest representation of the Virgin Mary in the United States.

A statue of the Virgin Mary has been the unlikely recipient of a DNA swab, after it appeared to be weeping blood. Results from the test make a miracle appear unlikely, and a criminal case against its ...