Masolino da Panicale’s Founding of Santa Maria Maggiore — painted in 1428–1429 as part of an altarpiece originally displayed in the basilica and now on view at the Museo di Capodimonte in ...

A view inside the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome, Italy, where Pope Francis decided he would be buried in a "simple" tomb. Seven other popes are also buried there.

The Santa Maria Maggiore basilica, which Pope Francis chose as his final resting place, is a fifth-century church located in the centre of Rome that already holds the tombs of seven popes. The ...

ROME: Pope Francis' last resting place is the Santa Maria Maggiore basilica, a fifth-century church in the heart of Rome that already houses the tombs of seven popes.Francis, who passed away on ...

Soar above the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore, one of Rome’s four major papal basilicas. This drone footage captures the grandeur of its 5th-century architecture, the intricate mosaics, and ...

On Sunday, the Vatican released images showing the tomb of Pope Francis at the Basilica of Saint Mary Major, also known as Santa Maria Maggiore, in Rome. After the cardinals paid their respects ...

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.

Pope Francis’s funeral procession will depart from St. Peter’s Basilica, the epicenter of Catholicism, and head toward the Basilica of St. Mary Major, one of Rome’s most important Marian ...

New surprise blitz by Pope Francis . The Pope arrived at the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore shortly before 3 pm to pray to the Salus Populi Romani, which is so dear to him.

This photograph shows the interior of Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica, the late Pope’s final resting place, a day prior to the Pope’s funeral, in Rome on April 25, 2025. Agence France-Presse ...