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. Francis, ...

Pope Francis made a prayerful pilgrimage to the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore on Saturday afternoon, continuing the pontiff’s gradual return to public appearances ahead of Holy Week celebrations.

For his final journey, Pope Francis, dressed in red vestments and a traditional white cassock, will be carried to the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore outside the Vatican on Saturday, where he will be ...

The pontiff was laid to rest in the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome on Saturday - Vatican Media Pope Francis was laid to rest in the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome, where his coffin ...

For his final journey, Pope Francis, dressed in red vestments and a traditional white cassock, will be carried to the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore outside the Vatican on Saturday, where he will be ...

This photo taken and released on April 26, 2025, by The Vatican Media shows pallbearers carrying the coffin of late Pope Francis at the end of his funeral service, inside Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica ...

Take a virtual tour of the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore, one of Rome’s most important papal basilicas. Explore its ...

Various factors are at play when it comes to the decision of a burial place. The Salus Populi Romani icon is displayed in the Basilica of St. Mary Major in Rome. (photo: Daniel Ibañez/CNA / EWTN) ...

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. Francis, ...

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. [AFP] The ...