California couple Jackie and Peter Halpin sang in praise around a statue of The Virgin Mary that emerged unscathed from the southern California wildfires that claimed their home.

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A primary school 's outdoor play area has been improved with the addition of a mud kitchen. The kitchen was donated by Taylor ...

Pope Francis to be buried in Saint Mary Major church, not Saint Peter's basilica, ... Throughout his papacy, Francis went there to pray to an icon of the Virgin Mary holding baby Jesus.

St. Peter’s is located at 720 Arch Street. Antkowiak says the statue of Mary was found damaged, without a head, on the ground by employees coming into work Friday morning.

“Think about Mother Seton, our first American-born saint. She walked these same paths, more or less, to make a sacrifice for ...

Pope Francis told Mackrikas, who is the coadjutor archpriest of the Basilica of St. Mary Major, that the Virgin Mary appeared before him, requesting that he be laid to rest in her church.

Since the 19th century, May has been devoted to the Virgin Mary — though already in Greek and Roman times, goddesses of fertility were celebrated in this month of springtime blooming, she added.

Pope Francis, who died April 21 at the age of 88, previously announced his intentions to be buried at the Papal Basilica of Saint Mary Major, a break in tradition from popes of the past.. The pope ...

Pope Francis was laid to rest in a simple tomb at St. Mary Major Basilica in Rome, marking the end of his funeral on Saturday, April 26. ... the Blessed Virgin Mary," Francis wrote.

The basilica was built on the spot where the Virgin Mary appeared in a dream to Pope Liberius, and where on August 5, a blanket of snow appeared covering the hill in midsummer.