The image — emblazoned with 'Jesus, I Trust in You' — is known the world over as the Divine Mercy image that was entrusted to ...

The Marian basilica, where the Pontiff used to pray to the Virgin before his trips and where he will be buried, has become a ...

In Evangelii Gaudium (“Joy of the Gospel’”), Pope Francis said: “I prefer a Church which is bruised, hurting and dirty ...

Pope Francis is not the only Pope to be buried in the Basilica of Saint Mary Major. But he would be the first Pope in 350 ...

Pope Francis’ tomb is made of Ligurian (Italian) marble with the sole inscription “FRANCISCUS” and a reproduction of his ...

Francis has broken with recent papal tradition by choosing to be buried in the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore instead of St ...

Of the many devotions Pope Francis promoted during his pontificate, perhaps none is better known than his devotion to Our ...

Pope Francis was laid to rest in a location that reflected his humble approach to the grand office. Breaking with tradition, the pontiff, death at the age of 88 was announced on Easter Monday, chose a ...