Basilica of St. Mary Major

Pope Leo XIV officially installed as bishop of Rome

• May 26, 2025
• Elise Ann Allen

Francis, ‘the people’s pope,’ entombed in his favorite Roman basilica

• Apr 26, 2025
• Elise Ann Allen

Pope makes surprise outing to Marian basilica on eve of Holy Week

• Apr 12, 2025
• Elise Ann Allen

Pope prays for ‘grace’ of peace at Rome’s famed Marian basilica

• Aug 6, 2024
• Elise Ann Allen

Francis’s company at St. Mary Major captures contrasts, contradictions of papal history

• Dec 14, 2023
• John L. Allen Jr.

While saying he’s better, Pope reveals plans for his funeral and burial

• Dec 13, 2023
• Elise Ann Allen

Pope Francis back in Vatican after second hospitalization this year

• Jun 16, 2023
• Elise Ann Allen

Saturday was a doozy, as the Vatican took out the trash

• Feb 14, 2023
• John L. Allen Jr.

Pope closes Marian month praying for Ukraine war to ‘end soon’

• Jun 1, 2022
• Elise Ann Allen

Three Roman vignettes from the peak of the summer doldrums

• Aug 26, 2020
• John L. Allen Jr.