Even at peak visitor periods, the worst excesses can be avoided and you’re never more than a bridge away from secluded Venice ...

Inside, frescoes by Giotto and Cimabue tell the story of the life of Saint Francis of Assisi, showing key episodes running ...

A local historian went to Rome for the first time during the conclave. But he wasn’t expecting ‘that’ kind of history.

People pray in front of the body of Carlo Acutis, a 15-year-old Italian boy who died in 2006 of leukemia and beatified in 2020, in the Santa Maria Maggiore church in Assisi, Italy (AP) From ...

A guide points to the glass tomb in the Church of Santa Maria Maggiore: Inside, the body of Carlo Acutis, which the Vatican declared incorrupt, is dressed in Nike sneakers, jeans and a fleece zip-up.

For a particularly meaningful way to visit Rome’s major churches - and to sidestep the crowds - try following in the footsteps of a 16th-century saint.

Back outside in St. Peter's Square, Immacolata, 75, arrived in Rome from Naples today to visit the tomb of Pope Francis at the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore.

Who are the main contenders to be the next pope? Francis-era reforms that saw a diverse group of cardinals join the mix make his successor nearly impossible to call, experts say.

Pope Francis chose the Santa Maria Maggiore basilica as his final resting place, making him the first pope in more than a century not to be entombed in St Peter's Basilica in the Vatican.