Basilica of St. Mary Major

In carrying Jesus through the city streets in a Corpus Christi procession, Christians are called to be witnesses of his love, Pope Leo XIV said.

According to the Vatican and Italian police, some 150,000 people watched Pope Francis’ casket pass by after the funeral Mass en route to St. Mary Major in Rome.

(OSV News) — 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 …