The weekend events throughout the Rieti area. Today at 9 PM, at the Fausto Tozzi theater in Casaprota, the first part of ...

Orazio Gentileschi was one of the first painters to respond to a new aesthetic bursting forth in Rome in 1600 ... models a neighbor from the parish of Santa Maria del Popolo, where he was living ...

Beneath the emotions of loss and reverence, and with a new pope in place, Rome continues its spiritual, cultural and gastronomic transformation.

He also asked that his “last earthly journey” end at the “very ancient Marian shrine,” of Santa Maria Maggiore, or St. Mary Major, in Rome. With St. Peter’s, St. John Lateran ...

The pontiff was devoted to the worship of the Virgin Mary and made a point of praying in Santa Maria Maggiore before leaving on trips abroad and upon his return to Rome. He declared his desire to ...

Like all major tourist destinations, Rome is awash in souvenirs. With Holy Year Catholic pilgrims, Pope Francis ’ funeral and the buzz surrounding the conclave to elect his successor, the most popular ...

Gasca, the principal of Notre Dame School in Santa Barbara, had planned the trip months in advance to celebrate Good Friday, Holy Saturday and Easter Sunday in Rome. But the couple never expected ...

This photo taken and released on April 26, 2025, by The Vatican Media shows pallbearers carrying the coffin of late Pope Francis at the end of his funeral service, inside Santa Maria Maggiore ...

Pallbearers stand next to the hearse carrying the coffin of late Pope Francis near the Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica in Rome on Saturday. (Marco Bertorello/AFP/Getty Images) 0 min Pope Francis has ...