Pope Francis, the first pontiff from Latin America, died on Monday at the age of 88. In his will, Francis requested to be ...

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

Pope Francis will be buried April 26 in the Basilica of Saint Mary Major, where he often prayed before and after official ...

Pope Francis, the first Latin American pontiff, died at 88 from a stroke. His simplified funeral includes a public display at ...

After the death of the pope, the director of the Vatican’s health services — currently Dr. Andrea Arcangeli — examines the ...

A major milestone for the Brick Chapel – a landmark of faith that symbolizes Maryland’s status as a birthplace of religious ...

Pope Francis decreed he would be buried in a simple underground tomb — with only “Franciscus” written on it — at St. Mary Major Basilica. View on euronews ...

Its grottoes contain the remains of popes past, and its vast marbled interior is home ... covered the niche where Pope Francis will be buried in the Saint Mary Major Basilica, near an icon of ...

He will also be the first pope to be buried outside the Vatican in over a century, asking instead to be buried at Rome’s Basilica of St. Mary Major. His funeral ceremony will also be simplified ...