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Pope Francis' final resting place: Pontiff wanted to be 'in the earth' and with just a simple tombstone carrying his name in Latin

The Argentine pontiff, who died on Easter Monday, aged 88, wanted his grave to be within the church of Santa Maria Maggiore, four miles from the Vatican, which is dedicated to the Virgin Mary.

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Italian ‘mystic’ may face trial after DNA match with blood on Virgin Mary statue

Allegations of fraud against Gisella Cardia, who drew pilgrims by claiming statue wept tears of blood

A self-styled mystic who drew hundreds of pilgrims to a town near Rome…

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The birth of Jesus would probably have been forgotten – if it wasn’t for a plague | Jonathan Kennedy

When a terrifying Ebola-like pandemic struck the Roman empire, Christianity offered solutions that the old ways didn’t

In our Christmas imagery, ancient symbols such as fir trees, mistletoe, holly and…

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