Jorge Mario Bergolio, a former cardinal and later Pope Francis, used to visit the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore during his regular visits to Rome, before he even took over the papal throne. Vassiliki, one of the four papal of Rome, dominates the Esculino hill, between the Colosseum and the Termini Railway Station, an area that was used as a cemetery for slaves in the Roman Empire. On one of these visits, Bergolio had an unexpected encounter with a suspected of stealing wallets, an experience that did not seem to discourage him. In March 2013, the day after his election as Pope Francis, a name he chose in honor of St. Francis of Assisi, he left the Vatican discreetly to pray to Santa Maria Maggiore. According to the Guardian, during his papal term, which lasted 12 years, Francis visited Basilica more than 100 times, mainly before and after traveling abroad. On March 23, the […]
Source: News Beast
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