For his final resting place, Francis chose simplicity in a place of beauty. By Elisabetta Povoledo Reporting from Rome For his final resting place, Francis asked for the same simplicity with which he ...

On Sunday, the Vatican released images showing the tomb of Pope Francis at the Basilica of Saint Mary Major, also known as Santa Maria Maggiore, in Rome. After the cardinals paid their respects, the ...

Crowds of mourners waited in line on Sunday for a chance to visit Pope Francis’ final resting place in the Santa Maria Maggiore church in Rome, a day after his funeral service that was attended by ...

The pontiff was laid to rest in the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome on Saturday - Vatican Media Pope Francis was laid to rest in the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome, where his coffin ...

Pope Francis, who died on Easter Monday, has broken with tradition when it comes to where he is being laid to rest – choosing a light-filled basilica instead of the grottoes of the Vatican.Popes are ...

Pope Francis was buried inside his favourite Rome church after a funeral mass in St Peter's Square, the Vatican said on Saturday. Around 400,000 people packed St Peter's Square and lined the streets ...

This photo taken and released on April 26, 2025, by The Vatican Media shows pallbearers carrying the coffin of late Pope Francis at the end of his funeral service, inside Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica ...