Roman Catholic faithful began visiting the tomb of Pope Francis on Sunday, filing past the simple white tomb in St. Mary Major Basilica a day after he was bade farewell by the powerful of the world ...

Francis opted for burial in Santa Maria Maggiore, located in Rome's most multi-cultural neighbouhood. No pope has been laid ...

While the pope was buried in Italy, people from all over the world are feeling a great sense of loss with his passing.

A single white rose was placed on the tomb that said "Franciscus" – the pope's name in Latin – inside the Santa Maria ...

Pope Francis on Monday signed a decree that recognized the 20th-century visionary’s “heroic virtues” and put him on the path ...

An ancient carved stone head, possibly of a Roman god, mythological figure or philosopher, was uncovered beneath a 5th-century church in Rome, Italy. Credit: Parco Archeologico dell’Appia Antica / CC ...

The best hotels in Florence make it easy for visitors to take ... which serves dishes inspired by Italy’s coastal cuisine, and Enoteca Violetta, a wine bar with small plates like tomato ...

The royal visitors were earlier given a ceremonial red-carpet welcome by Italy's President Sergio Mattarella and his daughter Laura at the Quirinale Palace. At the Colosseum, shouts of "Carlo ...

Pic: Reuters Why are the royals going to Italy? Despite being head of the Church of England, the King was set to meet the Pope, a meeting that would have marked "a significant step forward in ...

Musk, a Trump adviser who has been working to eliminate wasteful US public spending, spoke via video-link at a congress in Florence of Italy's right-wing, co-ruling League Party. "At the end of the ...

Image The fresco has been restored in time for a major Fra Angelico exhibition that opens in Florence later this year. Elisabetta Povoledo is a reporter based in Rome, covering Italy, the Vatican ...