Pope Francis was buried inside his favourite church in Rome, the Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica, the Vatican announced on Saturday. The 88-year-old Argentinian pontiff, who passed away on Monday, was ...

Hundreds of thousands watched on as the Pope was carried to his final resting place in Santa Maria Maggiore. AddedApr 26th, 2025 An 18-year-old woman has escaped the captivity of her mother and ...

Francis has now been entombed at Rome’s Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore ... dozens of mourners are traveling to the Plaza de Mayo, one of the central sites of the Argentine capital, for ...

Pope Francis, the first pontiff from Latin America, died on Easter Monday at the age of 88, and in accordance with his wishes, has been laid to rest at the Papal Basilica of Saint Mary Major (Santa ...

ROME, Italy — The Santa Maria Maggiore basilica, which Pope Francis chose as his final resting place, is a fifth-century church located in the center of Rome that already holds the tombs of ...

He was transported to his final resting place in Basilica de Santa Maria Maggiore. Among those who attended were dozens of world leaders, royals and a legion of faithful from around the world.

The hearse carrying the coffin of late Pope Francis arrived at Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica in Rome on April 26, 2025. (Photo by Stefano Costantino / AFP) The Santa Maria Maggiore basilica ...

This photo taken and handout on April 26, 2025 by The Vatican Media shows the rite of the burial of the coffin of Pope Francis at Santa Maria Maggiore basilica. (Photo by Handout / VATICAN MEDIA ...

and continuing along some of Rome’s main thoroughfares to reach Santa Maria Maggiore. This route will allow thousands of faithful to gather along the route to bid farewell to the pontiff.

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. A view of the St. Mary Major Basilica, where Pope ...

Pope Francis has broken with recent papal tradition by choosing to be buried in the Roman Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore ... of Catholic Mariology in 1577, De Maria Virgine Incomparabili ...