The Santa Maria Maggiore basilica, which Pope Francis chose as his final resting place, is a fifth-century church located in the centre of Rome that already holds the tombs of seven popes.

He also asked that his “last earthly journey” end at the “very ancient Marian shrine,” of Santa Maria ... Basilica, east of the Tiber River and St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City in ...

ROME: Pope Francis' last resting place is the Santa Maria Maggiore basilica, a fifth-century church in the heart of Rome that already houses the tombs of seven popes. Francis, who passed away on ...

Pope Francis, who died on Easter Monday, has broken with tradition when it comes to where he is being laid to rest – choosing a light-filled basilica ... Rome was built, Santa Maria Maggiore ...

Rome—The Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica, which Pope Francis chose as his final resting place, is a fifth-century church located in the center of Rome that ...

Francis, who died on Monday aged 88, was laid to rest during a 30-minute ceremony which started at 1:00 pm (1100 GMT) at the Santa Maria Maggiore basilica in the Italian capital.

One of four papal basilicas in Rome, Santa Maria Maggiore also holds ... Built around 432 AD under Pope Sixtus III, the basilica holds some of the Catholic Church's most important relics ...

Pope Francis was buried inside his favourite Rome church after a funeral mass in St Peter's ... a 30-minute ceremony which started at 1:00 pm (1100 GMT) at the Santa Maria Maggiore basilica in the ...

inside Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica, the Pope's final resting place, in Rome. [AFP] Pope Francis was buried inside his favourite Rome church after a funeral mass in St Peter's Square, the Vatican ...