The decision by Pope Francis to break with tradition and be buried at the Papal Basilica of St. Mary Major in Rome rather than the Vatican is shining a spotlight on the 5th-century basilica dedicated ...

On the night of his election on March 13, 2013, Pope Francis told the assembled faithful from the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica that “tomorrow I wish to go and pray to the Madonna.” And so he did, ...

Each year on Aug. 5 the church liturgical calendar commemorates the dedication of St. Mary Major (in Italian, Santa Maria Maggiore), one of the five great ancient basilicas in Rome, and ...

Understanding how Divine Mercy fulfills, rather than replaces, the Sacred Heart message.

Jacqueline Kennedy really had a good bead on the Catholic Church. "The Church may have flaws," she once observed. "But she ...

First pope to be buried outside Vatican in over a century His resting place chosen due to his devotion to Mary Francis ...

This Holy Week, let's look back at the notable actressess who played Mary in their respective films and series.