ROME — "The Virgin Mary told me, 'Prepare the tomb.' " That is what Pope Francis said Mary told him when he was discerning whether to be buried in the ...

Tale of two cemeteries. While the one at St Mary’s Road in Mandaveli suffers due to poor maintenance, St. Patrick’s Cemetery ...

Argentina-born Francis prayed in the basilica early on March 14, 2013, the day after he became the first Latin American pope.

In accordance with his personal wishes, Francis will not be buried in the Vatican grottoes but instead at the Basilica of St.