Pope Francis, who has died aged 88 after 12 years at the head of the Catholic Church, was probably the most famous Argentinian who ever lived. Born in 1936 as Jorge Mario Bergoglio, Pope Francis ...

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He was transported to his final resting place in Basilica de Santa Maria Maggiore. Among those who attended were dozens of world leaders, royals and a legion of faithful from around the world.

Photographs released by the Ukrainian presidency showed the two leaders huddled in close discussion without aides in the ornate surroundings of St. Peter’s Basilica. Zelensky thanked Trump for ...

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The burial place is located in the niche of the side aisle, between the Pauline Chapel (Chapel of Our Lady of Health of the Roman People) and the Sforza Chapel in St. Mary Major Basilica.

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Pope Francis was laid to rest in a private burial at the Basilica of Saint Mary Major on Saturday after a funeral Mass attended by a multitude of mourners, including some 50 heads of state ...

After the funeral Mass on 26 April, Pope Francis’ remains will be brought from the Vatican through Rome to the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore for burial. Pope Francis’ coffin was closed and ...

More than 60,000 people have visited St Peter’s Basilica to bid farewell to Pope Francis. The queue started again at 6 am on Thursday, and thousands continue to arrive. Euronews journalist Maria ...

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Tens of thousands of mourners are queuing around the clock to pay respects to Pope Francis after the Vatican abandoned its plan to close St. Peter's Basilica overnight. Huge crowds thronged St ...