Besides the Holy Doors, other factors have contributed to the high number of people visiting Rome and other parts of Italy to ...

The Vatican said the Pontiff’s schedule has been cleared through at least the morning of Feb. 17 while he undergoes tests and ...

Visit the homepage for more information. The most important church in the city of Rome dedicated to Our Lady is the Basilica of Saint Mary Major, erected around the year 352, during the reign of Pope ...

ROME (CNS) — A group of U.S. pilgrims who crossed the threshold of the Holy Door at the Basilica of St. Mary Major Feb. 6 have traveled the world on the orders of superiors, but no one ordered ...

Born in Biržai, Lithuania, the 51-year-old archbishop was appointed in 2021 as the extraordinary commissioner for the Papal Basilica of St. Mary Major, responsible for its economic management.

Beneath the high altar of St. Peter's Basilica lies the tomb of Saint Peter, the first pope and apostle of Jesus Christ. Within the Vatican Grottoes beneath St. Peter's Basilica lies the marble ...

Cardinal Kurt Koch, prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity, addresses Pope Francis during vespers at the Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls for the conclusion of the Week of ...

The Basilica of St. Nicholas in Amsterdam is being elevated to a cathedral, the Diocese Haarlem-Amsterdam said on Friday. The building near Central Station is being elevated to a cathedral as a gift ...

Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Archbishop Dennis M. Schnurr, 76, from the pastoral governance of the ...

Megan O’Connell, an eighth grader at St. Stanislaus Kostka Catholic Academy in Maspeth, does not plan to travel to Rome for Jubilee 2025. However, thanks to one teacher at her school, she feels she is ...

ROME (CNS) — A group of U.S. pilgrims who crossed the threshold of the Holy Door at the Basilica of St. Mary Major Feb. 6 have traveled the world on the orders of superiors, but no one ordered them to ...

Mary Major Basilica and made a quick visit to a group of religious sisters close to St. Peter's Square. Credit: Vatican Media Pope Francis comes down with a “mild flu,” according to the Vatican.