St. Peter’s Basilica, including the Vatican Grottoes, houses the remains of approximately 90 of Rome’s popes. The rest are scattered throughout other places ...

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

Throngs of mourners are lining St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican to pay their final respects to Pope Francis, whose body is ...

After the funeral service, a procession will take the pope to St. Mary Major Basilica, instead of in the crypt of St. Peter's Basilica, where many of his predecessors have been buried. Trump issued a ...

Pope Francis will be buried in a simple underground tomb at St. Mary Major Basilica, rather than St. Peter’s Cathedral or its ...

After the funeral service, a procession will take the pope to St. Mary Major Basilica, instead of in the crypt of St. Peter's Basilica, where many of his predecessors have been buried.

This is a departure from tradition, under which many of Francis' predecessors have been laid to rest in the crypt of St. Peter's Basilica. Major news networks like CNN, BBC, NBC, ABC and CBS will ...

Pope Francis’ body was then taken to the Basilica of St. Mary Major for entombment, rather than the traditional crypt of St. Peter’s Basilica, where many of his predecessors are laid to rest.

Pope Francis' funeral will be held at 10 a.m. local time in Rome, (1 a.m. PT) on April 26. More than 200,000 people are ...