The seven Roman churches in the pilgrimage include the four papal basilicas: St. Peter’s Basilica, the Basilica of St. John ...

Jubilee of Hope pilgrims outside St. Peter’s Basilica, the final destination of their St. Philip Neri’s Seven Churches ... organize a Holy Thursday church walk in Rome each year for groups ...

According to tradition, the Salus Populi Romani was painted by Saint Luke the Evangelist. Before each of his international ...

What follows the death of a pope. In this article a step-by-step guide of what happens next from mourning to burial to ...

The number represents the seven final places Jesus visited from His arrest to His crucifixion, allowing the faithful to ...

Notably, while it is an unconventional choice, the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore is one of the four major papal basilicas, and is one of the Seven Pilgrim Churches of Rome. Francis’s choice ...

The Pilgrim Walk — that stretches 132km from Armagh to Downpatrick, and which this year celebrates its 10th anniversary ...

After Pope Francis’s death at the age of 88, the process of electing the next pontiff will begin. Cardinal electors, the vast ...

Pope Francis was the 266th pontiff, having taken over from Pope Benedict in 2013. Francis made history as the first pope ...