Every year, around 1.5 million people make pilgrimages here. The icon of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Czestochowa could without a doubt be called the most famous sacred object in Poland. All year round, ...

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

Even in the last years of his life, despite significant health problems, Pope Francis was seen in a wheelchair praying in front of the famous icon of the Virgin Mary ...

America had previously been dedicated to Mary on several different occasions.

In 2023, Pope Francis announced that he would be buried at St. Mary Major; his tomb has been prepared near the Salus Populi ...

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

Senior Vatican Cardinal Pietro Parolin led a rosary prayer at the St Mary Major Basilica in Rome on Tuesday evening, honouring the memory of the late Pope Francis. Cardinal Parolin has held the ...

"The Virgin Mary has an ivory head ... of new garments and other expenses incurred during the Holy Week procession. Another century-old icon is St. Maria Salome, made of wood and originally ...

World dignitaries and Catholic faithful attended Pope Francis’ funeral in St. Peter’s Square on Saturday. Despite the ...