Speculation surrounding a conclave to elect a pope is a time-honored tradition. But for the impending conclave following the ...

In the final stage of his earthly journey, Pope Francis Saturday was entombed in the papal Basilica of Saint Mary Major as a ...

The Basilica of St. Mary Major is one of the four major papal basilicas located in Rome and the largest church dedicated to the Virgin Mary in the city. Its artistic splendor, architectural grandeur ...

Each year on Aug. 5 the church liturgical calendar commemorates the dedication of St. Mary Major (in Italian, Santa Maria Maggiore), one of the five great ancient basilicas in Rome, and the place Pope ...

ROME — Pope Francis will be the first pontiff in more than a century to be buried outside the Vatican Grottoes. After his ...

The Purcellville Town Council on Wednesday heard from utility advisors what rate increases for water and wastewater users could look like over the next several years depending on several varying ...

CHESAPEAKE — Following a nearly 2-hour closed session meeting Tuesday, Chesapeake City Council voted 8-1 to censure longtime member Ella Ward for allegedly violating the confidentiality of a ...

The full list of candidates for the Bassetlaw area seats at the Nottinghamshire Council election on May 1, has been published. Did you know with an ad-lite subscription to Worksop Guardian, you get 70 ...

Acting planning and development GM Kari Musgrove, who is greatly respected within the industry, has announced she will depart next month to take up a new role outside the council. Ms Musgrove ...

A Hertfordshire council is facing a backlash after it emerged it would be not be hosting a VE Day parade as it is only for the 'elite'. Dacorum Borough Council announced it would not be hosting a ...

A military parade marking the 80th anniversary of VE Day has been refused by a council for being 'too elite', in a move that has triggered outrage. Hertfordshire's Dacorum Borough Council has ...

It does not necessarily reflect the view of The Herald. Dacorum Borough Council has been criticised after deciding not to hold a formal parade to mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day. The council - ...