"Be Welcoming," a bronze sculpture of a traveler by Canadian artist Timothy Schmalz, is seen in St. Peter's Square at ...

Video shows Pope Francis’ tomb inside Rome’s St. Mary Major’s Basilica where he was laid to rest Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.

The decision by Pope Francis to break with tradition and be buried at the Papal Basilica of St. Mary Major in Rome rather ...

OPINION- I had not thought about Pope Francis dying, until he did. The world seems definitely emptier now, without him. He championed the poor and marginalized, inclusion at the Olympics, climate ...

The faithful will be flocking to Rome to honor the death of Pope Francis, with his funeral scheduled for Saturday April 26.

The St. Paul Saints host the Indianapolis Indians Friday ... Twin legend Joe Mauer will forever be part of Target Field as the team unveiled a statue honoring the Hall of Famer.

The late pontiff's radical housing choice broke with centuries of tradition and revealed everything about his vision for a ...

The Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore is a less traditional final resting place for a pope, as is the method by which Francis chose to be buried here. Watch to learn more. Typically, popes are buried ...

Christopher White is the Vatican correspondent for NCR. His e-mail address is [email protected]. Follow him on Twitter: @cwwhiteNCR. Prior to moving to Rome in August 2021, he served as NCR's ...

It confirmed the program for the Jubilee of Adolescents has remained mostly the same, including the April 26 pilgrimage to ...

Kulick shared a special bond with the late pope. Francis selected him as the Diocese of Greensburg bishop in 2020.

Clement IX, born Giulio Rospigliosi, is the most recent pope to be buried at St. Mary Major, having been laid to rest there ...