The Santa Maria Maggiore basilica, which Pope Francis chose as his final resting place, is a fifth-century church located in ...

Pope Francis’ tomb is made of Ligurian (Italian) marble with the sole inscription “FRANCISCUS” and a reproduction of his ...

In the history of the Catholic Church, there have been 266 popes, and only about 30 of them have been buried outside of Rome ... Minerva), five at the Basilica San Lorenzo fuori le mura ...

Pope Francis died on Easter Monday, 21 April 2025, at the age of 88 at his residence in the Vatican's Casa Santa Marta ...

The manner of the celebrations was fitting for a man who was himself an avid football fan and who remained loyal to San Lorenzo ... rest in the Basilica of St Mary Major in Rome – the first ...