In another surprise visit by Pope Francis early Saturday afternoon, Vatican sources confirmed that the Pontiff visited the basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome and stopped to pray before the ...

Archaeology buffs might find the Basilica di San Clemente interesting as it's a veritable nesting doll of churches. It's a second century pagan temple, underneath a fourth-century church ...

And the one inside the Basilica Papale di Santa Maria Maggiore, on the Esquiline Hill, is much quieter. “Sistine”, it turns out, is not a word reserved for a place of transcendent heavenly beauty.

The Diocesan Shrine and Parish of Saint Augustine in Baliwag, Bulacan has been granted a Spiritual Bond of Affinity with the Basilica of San Pietro in Ciel D'oro in Pavia, Italy. A Spiritual Bond ...

Pope Francis made a prayerful pilgrimage to the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore on Saturday afternoon, continuing the pontiff’s gradual return to public appearances ahead of Holy Week celebrations.

The Program Agreement process in San Donato for AC Milan’s potential new stadium has been frozen, but an alternative use for the site is being considered. Milan and Inter recently submitted a ...

SAN RAMON, Calif. - Chevron plans to cut hundreds of jobs in the East Bay as the company moves its headquarters to Houston. The company is cutting 600 jobs at its former headquarters in San ...

SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- While San Francisco 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan and general manager John Lynch had long been preparing for the offseason exodus that hit their team in the opening days of free ...

The Trump administration plans to eliminate the IRS' Direct File program, an electronic system for filing tax returns directly to the agency for free, according to two people familiar with the ...