ROME — "The Virgin Mary told me, 'Prepare the tomb.' " That is what Pope Francis said Mary told him when he was discerning whether to be buried in the ...

Argentina-born Francis prayed in the basilica early on March 14, 2013, the day after he became the first Latin American pope.

“Snake in the grass” acquires a literal meaning at St. Mary’s cemetery on St. Mary’s Road. The land is overrun with vegetation and those visiting the tombs of their dear departed have ...

In accordance with his personal wishes, Francis will not be buried in the Vatican grottoes but instead at the Basilica of St.

The Church of St. Clotilde in Green Valley hasn’t been used for worship for a few years. But church members still hope the ...