Edward Syers visits some ridiculously beautiful islands and finds sun, sea, song and some of the world’s best beaches - yet ...

LONDON (AP) — Crystal Palace pulled off one of the biggest FA Cup final upsets in recent memory by beating Manchester City 1-0 at Wembley Stadium on Saturday.

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Israel’s air force struck near Syria's presidential palace early Friday after warning Syrian authorities not to march toward villages inhabited by members of a minority ...

The Santa Maria Maggiore basilica, which Pope Francis chose as his final resting place, is a fifth-century church located in the centre of Rome that already holds the tombs of seven popes.

The Argentinian pontiff, who died on Monday aged 88, was laid to rest during a 30-minute burial ceremony which started at 1:00 pm (1100 GMT) at the Santa Maria Maggiore basilica in the Italian ...

Pope Francis will be buried in Rome's Santa Maria Maggiore, not St. Peter's, due to his deep devotion to Mary. X / John Cooke @johncookeradio Pope Francis, known for his humility, has made a ...

This photo taken and released on April 26, 2025, by The Vatican Media shows pallbearers carrying the coffin of late Pope Francis at the end of his funeral service, inside Santa Maria Maggiore ...

The last pope to be buried at Santa Maria Maggiore was Clement IX, back in 1669. This is not the only time the pope has broken with tradition: Francis also refused to live in the Apostolic Palace ...

Santa Maria has hired a finance director, the third department leader vacancy filled in recent months by the new city manager. Since arriving in late 2024, Rowlands has filled vacancies for three ...

Every time Pope Francis came back to Rome after a trip abroad, he made sure to pay a visit to the church of Santa Maria Maggiore. It was a fitting choice: Francis was particularly devoted to the ...

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta-Pope Francis expresses his desire to be buried in the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore in 2023. As reported by Al Jazeera on Tuesday, April 22, 2025, the basilica is located in the ...

A Santa Maria post office is officially being renamed to honor former mayor Larry Lavagnino. As KSBY reported back in December, a bill put forward by Congressman Salud Carbajal to rename the U.S ...