In 1951 Pope Pius XII established the Mass of the Artists and the church was selected as its seat. Cardinal Protase Rugambwa at Santa Maria in Montesanto, Feb. 18 (photo: Daniel Ibanez/CNA / EWTN) ...

Behind this blowsy Baroque façade is one of the most striking basilica-form churches in Rome. Local tradition says a church was built on this spot in c366; documents place it almost 100 years later.

The Vatican has released the first images of the Pope's tomb at the Santa Maria Maggiore church in Rome after he was laid to rest on Saturday. The burial site, which today opened tot he public ...

Images of Pope Francis's tomb at the Santa Maria Maggiore church in Rome have been released. A single white rose was pictured lying on the stone tomb that bears the name he was known by during his ...

ROME — Pope Francis was buried inside his favorite Rome church after a funeral mass in St. Peter's Square, the Vatican said on Saturday. Francis, who died on Monday aged 88, was laid to rest ...

Rome Newsroom, Feb 19, 2024 / 12:30 pm. Cardinal Protase Rugambwa took possession of his titular church, Santa Maria in Montesanto — one of the twin churches that sits in Rome’s Piazza del ...

Images of Pope Francis's tomb at the Santa Maria Maggiore church in Rome have been released. A single white rose was pictured lying on the stone tomb that bears the name he was known by during his ...