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 ...

Cardinal Dolan among thousands to visit Pope Francis' tomb in Rome 01:54. Thousands of people visited the tomb of Pope Francis at Saint Mary Major Basilica in Rome on Sunday, one day after his ...

People wait outside the Papal Basilica of St. Mary Major in Rome, Sunday, May 25, 2025, where Pope Leo XIV went to venerate the icon of the ‘Salus Populi Romani’ (Protectress of the Roman ...

Caravalhal lives in Rome but was unable to pay his respects to Francis when the body was lying in state in St. Peter's Basilica after his death on Easter Monday at the age of 88.

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis chose his place of burial in St. Mary Major Basilica, near an icon of the Madonna that he revered, because it reflects his “humble, simple and essential’’ life ...

The St. Mary Major Basilica, in Rome, where Pope Francis will be buried. ... St. Paul Outside the Walls, it is one of four basilicas in Rome granted special status by the pope.

The pope’s burial site, at his request, is the Basilica of St. Mary Major, one of the four papal basilicas in Rome. He joins seven other popes buried there. Tuesday, July 01, 2025.

Faithful line up to pay their respects to the tomb of Pope Francis inside St. Mary Major Basilica in Rome, Sunday, April 27, 2025.

Instead, he chose St. Mary Major, a basilica on the other side of Rome. It's the first time in more than a century that a pope will be buried outside the Vatican walls.

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis chose his place of burial in St. Mary Major Basilica, near an icon of the Madonna that he revered, because it reflects his “humble, simple and essential’’ life ...

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis chose his place of burial in St. Mary Major Basilica, near an icon of the Madonna that he revered, because it reflects his “humble, simple and essential’’ life ...

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis chose his place of burial in St. Mary Major Basilica, near an icon of the Madonna that he revered, because it reflects his “humble, simple and essential’’ life ...