The coffin entered the basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore, preceded by the procession of cardinals who will attend the private ceremony and offer a prayer for Francis later this afternoon.

Pope Francis has been buried at the Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica in Rome, after his funeral Mass drew an estimated 250,000 people to St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican — including ...

About 90 popes are buried in St. Peter’s Basilica (21 in the Vatican grottoes), 22 in St. John the Lateran, seven in Santa Maria Maggiore, five in Santa Maria sopra Minerva (St. Mary of Minerva ...

Francesco will now rest forever in the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore, among the other tombs of Pope Honorius III (who, at the request of St. Francis, instituted the solemnity of the forgiveness ...

Francis, who died on Monday aged 88, was laid to rest during a 30-minute ceremony which started at 1:00 pm (1100 GMT) at the Santa Maria Maggiore basilica in the Italian capital.

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

Tag: Basilica Santa Maria Maggiore. Saturday, April 26th 2025 - 14:52 UTC Pope Francis laid to rest in almost private ceremony. Pope Francis, born Jorge Mario Bergoglio in Buenos Aires, and who ...

Pope Francis’ corpse was moved to Santa Maria Maggiore after a funeral service at the Vatican. His corpse departed the Vatican on a white popemobile following the funeral mass at St Peter’s ...

Pope Francis breaks with tradition in picking Santa Maria Maggiore for burial. Pope Francis will become the first pope not to be buried under St Peter’s for almost 150 years.

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 seven popes.

But the last one to be buried there was Clement IX in 1669. More recently popes have usually been buried in St Peter's Basilica. One of four papal basilicas in Rome, Santa Maria Maggiore also ...

Pope Francis was buried inside his favourite Rome church after a funeral mass in St Peter's Square, the Vatican said on Saturday. Francis, who died on Monday aged 88, was laid to rest during a ...