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 ...

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.

But Francis will be the first pontiff in more than a century to be buried outside the Vatican, as he requested a “simple” tomb a couple of miles away in the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore ...

Salus Populi Romani, found in the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome, Italy. (Photo by Fine Art Images / Heritage Images via Getty Images) Pope Francis’s devotion to the basilica was ...

He will be the 1st pontiff in more than a century not to be buried in St Peter's Basilica Nuns walk past Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica, where the Pope will be buried after his funeral. AFP The ...

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. Francis, ...

He prayed at Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore throughout his days in the Papal office. “For this reason, I ask that my mortal remains rest – awaiting the day of the Resurrection – in the ...