Francis will be the first pope in more than three centuries to be buried at Santa Maria Maggiore, with the interment taking place away from the public eye. Sister Evelyn told CNN she chose to come ...

This photograph shows a view of the Column of Peace and the Santa Maria Maggiore basilica, the Pope's last resting place, ahead of late Pope Francis' funeral, in Rome on April 26, 2025.

On Saturday, Pope Francis' coffin arrived at his final resting place at the Basilica Di Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome, Italy. Chevron CEO warns against company's possible departure from Venezuela ...

Approximately 250,000 people followed the mass from the square or nearby on giant screens. The rest lined the route of the funeral procession to the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore. The Catholic ...

A view inside the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome, Italy, where Pope Francis decided he would be buried in a "simple" tomb. Seven other popes are also buried there.

On Sunday, the Vatican released images showing the tomb of Pope Francis at the Basilica of Saint Mary Major, also known as Santa Maria Maggiore, in Rome. After the cardinals paid their respects ...

Pope Francis was laid to rest at the Santa Maria Maggiore church — also known as the Basilica of St. Mary Major — in Rome in a private ceremony after his funeral, attended by around 250,000 ...

Tens of thousands flocked to Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica -- Francis's final resting place -- in another testament to the popularity of the Argentine, who died aged 88 on Monday.

Francis revealed his plans to be buried there in December 2023, explaining that he felt a “very strong connection” with the basilica. “I want to be buried in Santa Maria Maggiore,” Francis ...