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, ...

But the last one to be buried there was Clement IX in 1669. More recently popes have usually been buried in St Peter's Basilica. One of four papal basilicas in Rome, Santa Maria Maggiore also holds ...

Rome’s Esquiline Hill was identified ... The day after his death, Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore was far busier than usual, with mourners, worshipers and other visitors coming by the ...

Salus Populi Romani, found in the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome, Italy. (Photo by Fine Art Images / Heritage Images via Getty Images) Pope Francis’s devotion to the basilica was ...

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’s funeral procession will depart from St. Peter’s Basilica ... and continuing along some of Rome’s main thoroughfares to reach Santa Maria Maggiore. This route will allow ...

He also asked that his “last earthly journey” end at the “very ancient Marian shrine,” of Santa Maria Maggiore ... and St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City in Rome, Italy.

ROME — The Santa Maria Maggiore basilica, which Pope Francis chose as his final resting place, is a fifth-century church located in the center of Rome that already holds the tombs of seven popes.

But the last one to be buried there was Clement IX in 1669. More recently popes have usually been buried in St Peter's Basilica. One of four papal basilicas in Rome, Santa Maria Maggiore also holds ...

More recently popes have usually been buried in St Peter's Basilica. One of four papal basilicas in Rome, Santa Maria Maggiore also holds the remains of several other renowned figures, such as the ...