The extraordinary is everywhere in the Eternal City, and the best thing about this second Sistine Chapel is that you won’t ...

And the one inside the Basilica Papale di Santa Maria Maggiore, on the Esquiline Hill, is much quieter. “Sistine”, it turns out, is not a word reserved for a place of transcendent heavenly beauty.

The Basilica di Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari, sometimes referred to simply as Frari, is a gothic-style church that was finished in the 14th century. The exterior is minimal in comparison to ...

Pope Francis is headed to Santa Maria Maggiore, the basilica where he usually goes to pray before and after trips and on important occasions. Pope Francis left the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic ...