In 1492, Christopher Columbus set sail on one of the most consequential expeditions in history. He and his crew spent more than a month at sea and eventually landed upon the New World. But the journey ...

The president said “Christopher is going to make a major comeback,” though he’s had his own federal holiday for nine decades.

The Nina and the Pinta - replicas of Christopher Columbus' ships of discovery - will continue to hang around Guntersville's City Harbor after wintering here, possibly indefinitely. The ships will open ...

Francis has now been entombed at Rome’s Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore. Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re honored the pope’s ability to lead with “an open heart toward everyone” as he conduc ...

Pope Francis, the first pontiff from Latin America, died on Easter Monday at the age of 88, and in accordance with his wishes, has been laid to rest at the Papal Basilica of Saint Mary Major (Santa ...

Pope Francis was be laid to rest in Rome's Santa Maria Maggiore basilica....Read More Several leaders from across the world, including Indian President Droupadi Murmu and US President Donald Trump ...

The funeral of Pope Francis will take place in St Peter's Square in the Vatican on Saturday before he is buried at Santa Maria Maggiore basilica in Rome. US President Donald Trump and his wife ...

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

He was transported to his final resting place in Basilica de Santa Maria Maggiore. Among those who attended were dozens of world leaders, royals and a legion of faithful from around the world.

I remember the poem from my school days, when we were taught the Italian explorer, Christopher Columbus, departed Palos in Spain with three ships — the Nina, Pinta and Santa Maria — and sailed ...