Pope Francis funeral updates ... he had always entrusted himself to the Virgin Mary. He prayed at Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore throughout his days in the Papal office.

Pope Francis was laid to rest at Rome’s Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore following a massive, choreographed funeral that saw more than 250,000 mourners in attendance. The pope’s tomb is purposefully ...

Crowds of mourners waited in line on Sunday for a chance to visit Pope Francis’ final resting place in the Santa Maria ...

Members of the public queue to visit Pope Francis's tomb at the Roman basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore as it opens to the ...

Typically, popes are laid to rest beneath St. Peter's Basilica. On Saturday, Francis became the first Catholic leader in over ...

The service started at St. Peter’s Basilica ... di Santa Maria Maggiore – an illuminated basilica that sits atop the highest point in the Italian capital. Faithful attend Pope Francis' funeral ...

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

His funeral Mass was held on the steps of the basilica ... steps leading to the papal Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore to pay their last respects to Pope Francis before the burial of his coffin.” ...

An estimated 400,000 people lined the streets of Rome and gathered inside St Peter's Square for the funeral of Pope Francis ...

ROME, April 27 (Bernama-dpa) -- The Basilica of Saint Mary Major in Rome opened its doors to the faithful on Sunday to allow visitors to pay their respects at the tomb of the late pope Francis, one ...

Tens of thousands of people flocked to the Vatican for Francis' funeral for a historic moment for the Catholic Church—and the ...

Vatican City, April 26 (ANI): The funeral mass of Pope Francis, who passed away on Monday ... across the River Tiber to the fifth-century church in Rome, the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore, where ...