The Santa Maria Maggiore basilica, which Pope Francis chose as his final resting place, is a fifth-century church located in ...

The Santa Maria Maggiore basilica, which Pope Francis chose as his final resting place, is a fifth-century church located in ...

Cardinal Rolandas Makrickas, coadjutor archpriest of Rome's Basilica of St. Mary Major, discussed the pope's decision to be ...

President Trump and President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine are among the world leaders who plan to attend the funeral. The ...

St. Peter’s Basilica, including the Vatican Grottoes, houses the remains of approximately 90 of Rome’s popes. The rest are scattered throughout other places ...

Roman neighbors and retired flight attendants Aurelia Ballarini and Francesca Codato came to pay respects to Pope Francis on ...

With St. Peter’s, St. John Lateran, St. Paul Outside the Walls, it is one of four basilicas in Rome granted special status by ...

Pope Francis’ face was forever hidden from the world when his coffin was closed at 8 o’clock on Friday evening, April 25, ...

In 2023, Pope Francis announced that he would be buried at St. Mary Major; his tomb has been prepared near the Salus Populi ...

Various factors are at play when it comes to the decision of a burial place for a pope. Pope Francis has chosen the Basilica Santa Maria Maggiore.

Pope Francis had expressed the desire to be buried in the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore, a fifth-century church in Rome.

Pope Francis asked to be buried in St. Mary Major, close to the most important icon of Mary, the Salus Populi Romani.