Pope Francis’s body lies in state for three days at St. Peter’s Basilica before being moved to the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore—where he requested to be buried. He will be the first pope ...

The end of the 2024-2025 school year for students enrolled in Escambia County Public Schools and Santa Rosa County District Schools is just around the corner. May 23 is the last day of classes for ...

George Y Tucay passed away in his home peacefully at the age of 81 on April 21, 2025, with his loving wife by his side in Santa Maria. Born on July 27, 1943 in the Philippines, George Y.

The late Pope, who passed away at 88 due to cardiocirculatory collapse, will be buried in the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore, fulfilling his wish to be laid to rest outside the Vatican.

Francis's final resting place was the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore, one of the four major basilicas of Christendom in Rome, situated on the Esquiline Hill. The last pope buried outside the ...

Francis has now been entombed at Rome’s Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore. Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re honored the pope’s ability to lead with “an open heart toward everyone” as he conduc ...

The Vatican said the local authorities estimated that 150,000 people had lined the streets along the route to Santa Maria Maggiore. The image the Vatican printed on the official booklet for the fu ...

You Have Successfully Subscribed To Email Updates. Pope Francis has arrived at Santa Maria Maggiore, also known as Saint Mary Major, which will be his final resting place. The late pontiff would ...

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. The ...

ROME, Italy — 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 already holds the tombs of ...

It was then taken in procession across the River Tiber to the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore for burial, passing Rome’s ancient Colosseum on the way. “I loved him from the very first moment ...