Built on the site of a pagan temple of Cybele, Saint Mary Major preserves the basilica’s floor plan and the early Christian structure. It is the largest of Rome’s eighty Marian churches ...

The Feast of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, celebrated annually on November 21st, commemorates the presentation of the Blessed Virgin as a child by her parents in the Temple in ...

OT 433] Only after the destruction of the Temple and debates with Christians ... OT 433] In the mid-2nd century, St. Justin Martyr in his Dialogue With Trypho commented on the difference between ...

A white rose is placed on the tomb of Pope Francis inside St. Mary Major Basilica in Rome, Monday, April 28, 2025. (AP ...

Roman Catholic faithful began visiting the tomb of Pope Francis on Sunday, filing past the simple white tomb in St. Mary Major Basilica a day after he was bade farewell by the powerful of the world ...

Pope Francis was buried in the Basilica of Saint Mary Major, his favorite church in Rome, on Saturday afternoon, after a two-hour funeral service held in St. Peter’s Square, the Holy See said.

Saint Mary's transfer Jordan Ross has committed to Georgia, according to Verbal Commits' database. A former four-star recruit, Ross is set to join the SEC's Bulldogs after spending the past two ...

While the pope was buried in Italy, people from all over the world are feeling a great sense of loss with his passing.

Thousands of people lined up to pray at the Basilica of Saint Mary Major in Rome on Thursday, the location where Pope Francis will be laid to rest in accordance with his will. Thousands of people ...