The late pontiff’s funeral, due to take place on Saturday, will attract dignitaries and worshippers from around the world ...

These elaborate costumes, imitations of Roman soldiers, are part of a cherished Easter celebration dating back 350 years in ...

Thousands of devotees on Monday paid tribute to Pope Francis at a major shrine in Mexico where the pontiff prayed on a visit ...

Throughout the years, the tradition grew to take on its own identity, mixing with local Mexican customs like ... a two-food long embroidery of the Virgin Mary emblazoned on his back.

In a break from tradition and by his prior request, the pope will be laid to rest in Rome's St. Mary Major Basilica instead of in the crypt of St. Peter's Basilica, where many of pope's predecessors ...

Our Lady of Guadalupe (OLG) Parish and Shrine is hosting their annual Family Fair starting from Thursday to Sunday, April ...

Pope Francis’ body lies in state at St. Peter’s Basilica before his funeral as mourners gather to pay respects to the late ...

ABACA/Shutterstock In 2023, Francis told a Mexican broadcaster that he wanted ... decided he wanted to be buried near an icon of the Virgin Mary that is on display at the basilica.

Francis said that in being buried there, he wanted to thank the Virgin “for her ... during an interview for a Mexican TV program that he wanted to be buried at St. Mary Major.

Although he appealed to international law in this passage, he was pessimistic that war is ever compatible with it.