Vatican prepares for Pope Francis' funeral at Rome's Basilica of St Mary Major. ... April 23, 2025. Pope Francis's body laid out in state inside his private chapel at the Vatican.

Pope Francis was laid to rest in a simple tomb at St. Mary Major Basilica in Rome, ... April 26, in St. Peter’s Square in front of St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City.

A gull flies above people waiting in St. Peter’s Square to pay their respects to the late Pope Francis, who will lie in state at St. Peter’s Basilica for three days, at the Vatican, Wednesday ...

Vatican City, Apr 26, 2025 / 09:30 am. Pope Francis was buried Saturday in the Basilica of St. Mary Major after his coffin crossed the center of Rome, marking the pontiff’s final goodbye to the ...

They clapped and cheered “Papa Francesco” as his simple wooden coffin traveled aboard a modified popemobile to St. Mary Major Basilica, some 6 kilometers (3.5-miles) away.

Pope Francis, who died April 21 at the age of 88, previously announced his intentions to be buried at the Papal Basilica of Saint Mary Major, a break in tradition from popes of the past.. The pope ...

St. Mary's University Director of the Center for Catholic Studies Jason King said there are a lot of mixed emotions going into the process. "I think most people are excited," King said. "I think ...

In a tightly contested match today (Wednesday), the Vatican cricket team narrowly defeated St Mary's University, Twickenham, ...

VATICAN CITY, — World leaders and rank-and-file Catholic faithful bade farewell to Pope Francis in a funeral Saturday that highlighted his concern for people on the peripheries and reflected his ...