The church earned basilica status after a five-year restoration project sharpened its beauty and made it earthquake-safe.

VATICAN— Pope Leo urged political leaders from around the world to promote the common good, warning especially of the threat ...

In the Vatican, Pope Leo XIV welcomes political representatives on the occasion of the Jubilee of World Leaders and Administrators. All the details of his speech.

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

Dailymotion. Pope Francis' Burial Ceremony Is Held At The Basilica Di Santa Maria Maggiore In Rome. Posted: April 28, 2025 | Last updated: April 29, 2025 ...

More than 20,000 faithful have come to the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore to pay homage to Pope Francis, who was buried inside yesterday. Doors open from 7: there are families, groups of ...

[ROME] 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.

Pope Francis was laid to rest at the Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica in Rome following a funeral attended by global leaders, marking the end of an era of his leadership and legacy of compassion and ...

Pope funeral highlights: The late pontiff's tomb has been placed at the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome, situated at the highest point of the Italian capital.

Francis, who died on Monday aged 88, was laid to rest during a 30-minute ceremony which started at 1:00 p.m. (1100 GMT) at the Santa Maria Maggiore basilica in the Italian capital. Pope Francis ...

A hearse transferring the coffin of Pope Francis to the Papal Basilica of Saint Mary Major (Santa Maria Maggiore) passes by the Colosseum, on the day of his funeral, in Rome, Italy, on April 26, 2025.

Vatican Media released the photos of the burial of the coffin of Pope Francis in the Basilica of Saint Mary Major (Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore) that was initially kept private. "At 1:00 pm the ...