Hundreds of people queued to visit the tomb of the late Pope Francis at the St. Mary Major church in Rome on Sunday. Mourners began lining up to visit the tomb of the late Pope Francis at the St ...

Cardinals visit the tomb of late Pope Francis inside St. Mary Major Basilica in Rome, Sunday, April 27, 2025. Credit: AP/Andrew Medichini ...

ROME, Italy — Roman Catholic faithful began visiting the tomb of Pope Francis on Sunday, filing past the simple white tomb in St. Mary Major Basilica a day after he was bade farewell by the ...

Pope Francis chose his place of burial in St. Mary Major Basilica, near an icon of the Madonna that he revered, because it reflects his “humble, simple and essential" life.

ROME, Italy — Roman Catholic faithful began visiting the tomb of Pope Francis on Sunday, filing past the simple white tomb in St. Mary Major Basilica a day after he was bade farewell by the ...

In his autobiography, “Hope,” published earlier this year, Pope Francis made it clear that his burial place upon his death would be St. Mary Major Basilica. “The Vatican is the home of my ...

ROME, Italy — Roman Catholic faithful began visiting the tomb of Pope Francis on Sunday, filing past the simple white tomb in St. Mary Major Basilica a day after he was bade farewell by the powerful ...

Faithful line up to pay their respects to the tomb of Pope Francis inside St. Mary Major Basilica in Rome, Sunday, April 27, 2025.

Faithful line up to pay their respects to the tomb of Pope Francis inside St. Mary Major Basilica in Rome, Sunday, April 27, 2025. Author: VANESSA GERA and SILVIA STELLACCI (Associated Press) ...