Pope Francis, who passed away on Easter Monday, had planned a simpler funeral. He chose burial outside the Vatican at Rome's ...

Pope Francis wrote about his wishes and plans for his own funeral in his memoir Hope: The Autobiography, which was published in January 2025. He specified which church he wished to be buried in and ...

Pope Francis died after a 12-year papacy and will now be buried in a simpler funeral than that staged after the death of Pope ...

Pope Francis had expressed the desire to be buried in the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore, a fifth-century church in Rome.