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 ...

Meanwhile, some of the city's other top-rated attractions include the magnificent Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore and Piazza Vecchia. Funicolare Bergamo Alta is a cable car that takes you uphill ...

His mother, Maria, said he had wanted to join the church when he was nine. “It came from my childhood,” Pizzaballa said. “I come from a small village, lots of farms, in northern Italy.

He looks at what is happening at Santa Maria Maggiore, thinks of the pre-conclave atmosphere, and says: 'There is an excellent, amiable atmosphere.' ...

With Pope Francis in his final resting place, the thoughts of the world's 1.3bn Catholics turn to who will be his successor ...

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

The last pontiff to be buried outside the Vatican was Leo XIII in 1903, whose final resting place is the Church of Saint John Lateran, the Cathedral of the bishop of Rome. One of four papal basilicas ...

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.

The pontiff was devoted to the worship of the Virgin Mary and made a point of praying in Santa Maria Maggiore before leaving on trips abroad and upon his return to Rome. He declared his desire to be ...

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.

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