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

The BBC's Aleem Maqbool takes us through the life of Pope Frances, and the challenges he faced as pontiff. Crowds gather at ...

The funeral rites take place in three parts, called stations. The first takes place in the pope’s private chapel, after ...

Pope Francis, who visited more than 60 countries during his papacy, will make his final journey along the road from Vatican ...

The funeral of Pope Francis will take place on Saturday at the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome, the Vatican ...

While many popes are buried under St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican, Pope Francis will not continue that trend. In December, Pope Francis said he wanted to be buried in the Rome basilica of St. Mary ...

Pope Francis had earlier expressed that he wants to be buried in the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore, which makes him the ...

POPE Francis’ funeral will be held on Saturday morning, the Vatican has announced. The service will be led at 10am local time ...

Pope Francis, who passed away at 88, requested to be buried at the Papal Basilica of St. Mary Major in a simple tomb marked "Franciscus." He noted that he had made it a point to visit the church both ...

The role of Bishop of Rome was one that Pope Francis fully embraced. He was a priest among priests, for a church he always ...

The Vatican announced Tuesday that Pope Francis’s funeral will take place on Saturday, with many world leaders expected to ...