Take a flight of discovery high above the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore, one of Rome’s four major papal basilicas. This ...

Cardinal Rolandas Makrickas blesses the congregation during the opening ceremony of the Holy Door at Rome's Basilica of ... with the church's iconic bell tower visible against the dark Roman ...

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ROME — For centuries ... unprepossessing facade, simple bell tower. But step inside and the structure is a hodgepodge, seeming to break the rules of architecture right and left.

St. Mary Major is perched on top of one of the seven hills on which ancient Rome was built and its bell tower is the tallest in the capital. While Francis’ tomb will be simple and essential ...

St. Mary Major is perched on top of one of the seven hills on which ancient Rome was built and its bell tower is the tallest in the capital. While Francis’ tomb will be simple and essential ...