"basilica conversion"

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24 February 2026

A confession room is inside the Basilica of Saint Pio of Pietrelcina in San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy, on December 24, 2025, featuring wooden seating and minimalist religious furnishings.

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#13367219

24 February 2026

Another view of a confession room inside the Basilica of Saint Pio of Pietrelcina is photographed in San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy, on December 24, 2025.

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21 December 2025

The interior of the Hagia Sophia Mosque, formerly a basilica, is the city's most iconic monument on the Bosphorus in Istanbul, Turkiye, on September 5.

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#12297408

24 April 2025

Pope Francis lies in the coffin with the papal mitre, the solemn headdress worn by the highest authorities of the Church, and with the rosary in his hands. The body is wrapped in the red liturgical robe, in a simple wooden coffin. The coffin rests on the ground and not on the catafalque in front of the Confession altar. Thousands of faithful pay homage to him in Vatican City, on April 23, 2025, at St. Peter's Basilica.

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24 April 2025

Pope Francis lies in the coffin with the papal mitre, the solemn headdress worn by the highest authorities of the Church, and with the rosary in his hands. The body is wrapped in the red liturgical robe, in a simple wooden coffin. The coffin rests on the ground and not on the catafalque in front of the Confession altar. Thousands of faithful pay homage to him in Vatican City, on April 23, 2025, at St. Peter's Basilica.

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#12297410

24 April 2025

Pope Francis lies in the coffin with the papal mitre, the solemn headdress worn by the highest authorities of the Church, and with the rosary in his hands. The body is wrapped in the red liturgical robe, in a simple wooden coffin. The coffin rests on the ground and not on the catafalque in front of the Confession altar. Thousands of faithful pay homage to him in Vatican City, on April 23, 2025, at St. Peter's Basilica.

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#12297413

24 April 2025

Pope Francis lies in the coffin with the papal mitre, the solemn headdress worn by the highest authorities of the Church, and with the rosary in his hands. The body is wrapped in the red liturgical robe, in a simple wooden coffin. The coffin rests on the ground and not on the catafalque in front of the Confession altar. Thousands of faithful pay homage to him in Vatican City, on April 23, 2025, at St. Peter's Basilica.

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#12297415

24 April 2025

Pope Francis lies in the coffin with the papal mitre, the solemn headdress worn by the highest authorities of the Church, and with the rosary in his hands. The body is wrapped in the red liturgical robe, in a simple wooden coffin. The coffin rests on the ground and not on the catafalque in front of the Confession altar. Thousands of faithful pay homage to him in Vatican City, on April 23, 2025, at St. Peter's Basilica.

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24 April 2025

Pope Francis lies in the coffin with the papal mitre, the solemn headdress worn by the highest authorities of the Church, and with the rosary in his hands. The body is wrapped in the red liturgical robe, in a simple wooden coffin. The coffin rests on the ground and not on the catafalque in front of the Confession altar. Thousands of faithful pay homage to him in Vatican City, on April 23, 2025, at St. Peter's Basilica.

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#12297417

24 April 2025

Pope Francis lies in the coffin with the papal mitre, the solemn headdress worn by the highest authorities of the Church, and with the rosary in his hands. The body is wrapped in the red liturgical robe, in a simple wooden coffin. The coffin rests on the ground and not on the catafalque in front of the Confession altar. Thousands of faithful pay homage to him in Vatican City, on April 23, 2025, at St. Peter's Basilica.

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#12266966

15 April 2025

People visit Hagia Sophia Mosque in Istanbul, Turkey, on April 14, 2025. The former basilica of Saint Sophia, which is converted into a mosque in 2020, undergoes a comprehensive renovation to provide better protection against future earthquakes expected in Istanbul.

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#12266967

15 April 2025

People visit Hagia Sophia Mosque in Istanbul, Turkey, on April 14, 2025. The former basilica of Saint Sophia, which is converted into a mosque in 2020, undergoes a comprehensive renovation to provide better protection against future earthquakes expected in Istanbul.

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#12266974

15 April 2025

People visit Hagia Sophia Mosque in Istanbul, Turkey, on April 14, 2025. The former basilica of Saint Sophia, which is converted into a mosque in 2020, undergoes a comprehensive renovation to provide better protection against future earthquakes expected in Istanbul.

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#12266979

15 April 2025

People visit Hagia Sophia Mosque in Istanbul, Turkey, on April 14, 2025. The former basilica of Saint Sophia, which is converted into a mosque in 2020, undergoes a comprehensive renovation to provide better protection against future earthquakes expected in Istanbul.

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#12266980

15 April 2025

People visit Hagia Sophia Mosque in Istanbul, Turkey, on April 14, 2025. The former basilica of Saint Sophia, which is converted into a mosque in 2020, undergoes a comprehensive renovation to provide better protection against future earthquakes expected in Istanbul.

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#12266984

15 April 2025

People visit Hagia Sophia Mosque in Istanbul, Turkey, on April 14, 2025. The former basilica of Saint Sophia, which is converted into a mosque in 2020, undergoes a comprehensive renovation to provide better protection against future earthquakes expected in Istanbul.

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