There are few countries as close to the UK that offer such a formidable selection of coastal holiday destinations and city break hotspots like Turkey ... and the Basilica Cistern are the district ...

Here's why. In 2022, Pope Francis expressed his wish to be buried at the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome, unlike his predecessors, who have traditionally been buried at the Vatican ...

Pilgrims and tourists from around the world are queuing to enter St Peter's Basilica to pay their respects to Pope Francis, as ITV News Correspondent Rachel Younger reports So many mourners lined ...

Almost 20,000 people have already paid their last respects to the late pontiff as he lies in state at St. Peter's Basilica, the Vatican said on Wednesday. Read our blog to see how the day's events ...

Catholics celebrated Easter Vigil in the Holy Night at St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican on Saturday, marking what Pope Francis in his homily said was the moment when "the divine light of the ...

GRANGER, Ind.– When most people go to the grocery store with turkey on their shopping list, they don’t usually mean the live kind. Last Thursday in Granger, Indiana, officers with the St ...

Pope Francis, who passed away at 88, expressed his wish to be buried in the Papal Basilica of St Mary Major, deviating from the traditional papal burial site. His will, released by the Vatican ...

Pope had earlier said that he wants to be buried not in St Peter's Basilica or its grottoes, where most popes are buried, but in the St Mary Major Basilica across town. This reflects his ...

Our Europe correspondent Adam Parsons was among those to have joined the crowds in St Peter's Basilica, calling the experience "memorable, touching and emotional". In case you missed it ...

Pope Francis stipulated that he be laid to rest at the Papal Basilica of St. Mary Major, where seven other popes are buried. By Elisabetta Povoledo Reporting from Rome Pope Francis says in his ...