The tomb was opened on the second of nine days of official mourning for Francis, after which a conclave will be held to elect the next pope. A mass is also being held today in St Peter’s Square.

A view of the tomb of Pope Francis in St. Mary Major's Basilica in Rome, Italy, on April 27, 2025. Vatican Media/Anadolu via Getty Images ...

About 200,000 people attended a special Mass held by Pope Francis' possible successor, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, in St. Peter's Square. The pope's tomb opened at St. Mary Major Basilica.

April 27, 2025 2 minute read TOMB of Pope Francis in the Basilica of St. Mary Pope Francis’ tomb in the Basilica of St. Mary Major has been made with materials from the Italian region of Liguria.

So basically, it's the Pope doing Pope junk. The only never-happened-before part of the story is Pope Francis putting his own spin on the ritual by opening a fifth door inside the Roman prison ...

There are long lines today at a lesser-known tourist site here in Rome. It's actually been here for nearly 1,600 years but has more interest now because it's where Pope Francis was buried yesterday.

In 1981, Mehmet Ali Ağca shot the pontiff twice at close range as the pope's open motorcade passed through St. Peter's Square. He was jailed for three decades before his release in 2010.

The public can now visit the tomb of Pope Benedict XVI in the grottoes under St. Peter’s Basilica. The pontiff was buried on Jan. 5 immediately following a funeral in St. Peter’s Square.

Pope Francis led the “Regina Caeli" on Monday, April 18, 2022, at St. Peter's Square. Daniel Ibáñez | CNA We may doubt our ability to share that news, but it is important to note that “the ...

The tomb was opened on the second of nine days of official mourning for Francis, after which a conclave will be held to elect the next pope. A mass was also held in St Peter's Square in the Vatican.