Santa Croce is similar to the Duomo in style (both churches represent dominant Gothic traits), and the exterior is stunning, despite not being as elaborate as the Florence Duomo. Visitors come ...

The head of the basilica that is housing Pope Francis's tomb says it reflects his “humble, simple and essential" life ...

But Francis will be the first pontiff in more than a century to be buried outside the Vatican, as he requested a “simple” tomb a couple of miles away in the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore ...