As a first-time traveler to Venice, it's essential to grasp a foundational understanding of Venice and its cultural nuances ...

At the heart of Venice’s globally renowned St. Mark's Square sits Biblioteca Marciana, a library filled with the ghosts of a ...

Francis is not the only pope to rest there. Seven others are buried on the grounds, most notably St. Pius V, who established ...

I’ve lived two miles away from St. Mark’s Episcopal Cathedral for more than a decade now, but it took a book written by an ...

Venice is a city whose history conjures up many images, memories and feelings—but how many of us think of Greece when we talk ...

Roman Catholic faithful began visiting the tomb of Pope Francis on Sunday, filing past the simple white tomb in St. Mary Major Basilica ... a mark on us.” Get top local stories in Southern California ...

Once a sanctuary for the literary greats, this Venice getaway is about to become the latest A-list destination — with Jeff ...

The Argentinian pontiff, who died on Easter Monday at the age of 88, will be the first pope in more than a century who will not be entombed in St Peter's ... the basilica on 12 April, to mark ...

Francis, who died on Monday aged 88, will be the first pontiff in more than a century not to be entombed in St Peter’s Basilica ... Mary inside the basilica on April 12, to mark the beginning ...

Vatican City: The bells of St Peter's Basilica tolled Saturday ahead of Pope Francis's funeral, as dignitaries took their seats in the piazza following individual moments of prayer in front of his ...

Ahead of Saturday's funeral, the coffin of Pope Francis was sealed in St Peter's Basilica on Friday evening. The three-day viewing period ended at around 7 pm, signalled by a changing of the ...

where the landmark St. Mark’s Basilica is located. The neighborhood was founded in 1620 as the settlement of “Indios de San Marcos” (St. Mark’s Indians) by Spanish missionaries who built a ...