Take a flight of discovery high above the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore, one of Rome’s four major papal basilicas. This ...

The Santa Maria Maggiore basilica, which Pope Francis chose as his final resting place, is a fifth-century church located in the centre of Rome that already holds the tombs of seven popes. Francis, ...

The pontiff was laid to rest in the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome on Saturday - Vatican Media Pope Francis was laid to rest in the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome, where his coffin ...

Pope Francis made a prayerful pilgrimage to the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore on Saturday afternoon, continuing the pontiff’s gradual return to public appearances ahead of Holy Week celebrations.

Pope Francis, who died on Easter Monday, has broken with tradition when it comes to where he is being laid to rest – choosing a light-filled basilica instead of the grottoes of the Vatican.Popes are ...

Take a flight of discovery high above the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore, one of Rome’s four major papal basilicas. This drone footage captures the grandeur of its 5th-century architecture, the ...

This photograph shows a view of the Column of Peace and the Santa Maria Maggiore basilica, the Pope's last resting place, ahead of late Pope Francis' funeral, in Rome on April 26, 2025. [AFP] The ...