Pope Francis’ funeral procession will travel approximately six kilometers from St. Peter’s Basilica to St. Mary Major.

Pope Francis, the 266th pope of the Roman Catholic Church, will be mourned and buried at the Basilica of Saint Mary Major ...

On Sunday, the Vatican released images showing the tomb of Pope Francis at the Basilica of Saint Mary Major, also known as ...

Clement IX, born Giulio Rospigliosi, is the most recent pope to be buried at St. Mary Major, having been laid to rest there ...

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

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

The "Pope of the People" chose a church in the center of Rome that holds significance to him throughout his papacy.

Late Pope Francis’ casket has arrived the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome for burial. Pope Francis’ corpse was moved ...

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

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The image of the Salus populi romani venerated by the Capitoline is increasingly a model for Catholics around the world. Many ...

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