Here's why. In 2022, Pope Francis expressed his wish to be buried at the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome, unlike his predecessors, who have traditionally been buried at the Vatican ...

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.

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VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis confirmed in his final testament that he wished to be buried in Rome's Basilica of Saint Mary Major and not at St Peter's Basilica in the Vatican, unlike many ...

He will be the first pope not buried in there in over a century—the last pope not buried at St. Peter’s was Pope Leo XIII, whose grave is located at the Archbasilica of St. John Lateran.

His death begins a nine-day period of mourning. The Pope must be buried between the fourth and sixth day after death. Approximately 91 popes are buried in Saint Peter's Basilica and the Vatican ...

Like a great city that navigated wars and famines and earthquakes and fires just becomes buried underneath the dirt. A million years from now, you would never know the drama of what happened here.

In his autobiography Hope, published earlier this year, the pontiff said that "when I pass away, I will not be buried in St. Peter's, but in Saint Mary Major" in Rome. He explained that ...

Pope Francis Asked to Be Buried 'In the Ground,' Without Grave Decoration VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis confirmed in his final testament that he wished to be buried in Rome's Basilica of ...

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Despite the papal tradition of being buried at St. Peter’s Basilica, which is in the city-state of Vatican City within Rome, it is expected that Pope Francis will be laid to rest at Santa Maria ...