Tens of thousands of people went to the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore to pay respects to the tomb of Pope Francis. It comes as the process to select the next pope is set to begin in days.

Pope Francis’s modest tomb drew massive queues on the first day of public viewing in Rome yesterday, a day after an estimated 400,000 people turned out for his funeral and burial. Thousands ...

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Members of the College of Cardinals had a chance to take a quick bus tour through Rome on their way to visit the tomb of Pope Francis, who wanted to be buried in a Marian basilica three and a half ...

A man takes images of the tomb of Pope Francis as faithful are allowed inside St. Mary Major Basilica in Rome, Sunday, April 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino) Show more Show less A man ...

There, Francis was being buried during a private ceremony in a tomb with a one-word inscription: “Franciscus.” Here is what else to know: Simplified ceremony: Francis last year had approved ...

A photo showing Pope Francis' tomb has been posted on social media, and it is attracting many reactions. The photo shows the structure, which is located in the niche of the side nave between the ...

An international team of scientists has unveiled new findings about the enigmatic Tomb I, known as the Tomb of Persephone, located in the Great Tumulus of Vergina, Greece. This monument, considered ...

“I am sure that the benefactor who paid for Pope Francis' tomb will be present at the funeral, but no one will recognize him. Not even I.” Yet he, Monsignor Rolandas Makrickas, 53 years ...

A humble Francis decreed in his will that he would be interred in a simple underground tomb at Santa Maria Maggiore, unlike the previous Popes who had been buried in the crypts beneath St Peter's ...