On Sunday, the Vatican released images showing the tomb of Pope Francis at the Basilica of Saint Mary Major, also known as Santa Maria Maggiore, in Rome. After the cardinals paid their respects ...

Ushers urged them to keep moving to accommodate the thousands who flocked to the Rome basilica to see the tomb, forming a long line outside. Later in the day, a group of cardinals arrived in buses ...

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 Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to ...

The 88-year-old pontiff was buried in a private ceremony in Rome's Santa Maria Maggiore ... had asked to be buried there rather than in St Peter's Basilica, where many of his predecessors are.

Stream San Diego News for free ... Ushers urged them to keep moving to accommodate the thousands who flocked to the Rome basilica to see the tomb, forming a long line outside.

Pope Francis was buried inside his favourite Rome ... Gian Lorenzo Bernini, who designed St Peter's Square and its surrounding columns. Built around 432 AD under Pope Sixtus III, the basilica ...

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Argentine soccer club San Lorenzo paid tributes to its fan Pope Francis during a national league home match on Saturday. The pontiff, who died last Monday at age 88, was buried in Rome before the ...

Pope Francis, born Jorge Mario Bergoglio, attended San Lorenzo matches as a child with his Italian immigrant father and remained an unabashed fan throughout his life, paying monthly club membership ...

That was “The Calling of Saint Matthew” by the Baroque artist Caravaggio, which hangs in the church of San Luigi dei Francesi in Rome ... the apse of the basilica by Gian Lorenzo Bernini ...

More recently popes have usually been buried in St Peter's Basilica. One of four papal basilicas in Rome, Santa Maria Maggiore also holds the remains of several other renowned figures, such as the ...

The Pope was very passionate about football, and he was a massive fan of Argentinian club San Lorenzo de ... laid to rest at the Basilica of St. Mary Major in central Rome. Becky Hammon on mentor ...