The funeral of Pope Francis will be held on Saturday in St Peter’s Square. Until then, his body, kept in an open coffin, will ...

Francis has broken with recent papal tradition by choosing to be buried in the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore instead of St ...

Whether you’re Catholic or not, it’s hard to argue with the fact that St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome is an amazing feat of ...

If you’re planning a trip to Venice, you are in for a treat! Venice is such a pretty city, full of interesting things to see ...

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 mosaic has quite the history as a living room in ancient Antioch, now modern Turkey, and a dance floor in Worcester.

Argentina-born Francis prayed in the basilica early on March 14, 2013, the day after he became the first Latin American pope.

A legend, depicted on a 13th-century mosaic ... Baroque sculptor and architect Gian Lorenzo Bernini. A spiral staircase named after him connects the five floors of a building attached to the church.

The Theatinerkirche at Munich's central Odeonsplatz shines bright yellow - Bavaria's first baroque church also impresses with its interior. The ocher-yellow facade is one of the most beautiful in ...

A legend, depicted on a 13th-century mosaic in the basilica's loggia, tells of a miraculous summer snowfall that occurred on the future site of the church. Romans gather every August 5 to celebrate ...

Catalan art nouveau master Antoni Gaudí devoted himself to the construction of La Sagrada Família, a towering, Gothic-style-with-a-twist church. But even then, he was unable to finish it ...