"Let us offer our prayer to the Father so that, like Mary, we may be pilgrims of hope who bring Christ into the world." ...

The papal basilica, also known as the 'Bethlehem of the West,' houses both the venerated icon of Mary and relics of Christ’s ...

On Christmas Eve in 1517, the Blessed Virgin Mary placed the Christ Child in his arms of St. Cajetan during his first Mass in ...

By Francesca Merlo The Holy Door of the Papal Basilica of Saint Mary Major has officially been opened. The ceremony, on ...

Against this dazzling backdrop, the first pilgrims for the Catholic Church’s 2025 Jubilee, which begins on Christmas Eve, ...

the Solemnity of Mary — the Holy Door at the Papal Basilica of Saint Mary Major outside the Vatican in Rome will be opened. Lastly, on Sunday, Jan. 5, Pope Francis will open the fifth and final ...

Marked by solemn processions and prayers for hope in troubled times, Archbishop Bernard Hebda presided over two opening ...

The pope will open the Holy Doors, which are usually sealed, in the major churches in Rome, including St. John Lateran and St. Mary Major. He will also open a door in the Rebibbia prison in Rome ...

Rome prepares for Jubilee 2025, a Holy Year emphasizing reconciliation and restoring relationships with God. Expect an influx ...

St. Mary Major, St. John Lateran, St. Paul Outside the Walls, St. Lawrence, Holy Cross and St. Sebastian. Another 12 churches around Rome have been designated “Jubilee churches” and are ...

Pope Francis has said that he wants to be buried in the Basilica of St. Mary Major in Rome because of his devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary.