Pope Francis has been laid to rest at the Santa Maria Maggiore basilica. The late pontiff’s entombment was a private event which allowed those close to him to pay their last respects.

Most popes are laid to rest inside St. Peter’s Basilica, but Pope Francis chose his final resting place to be in the Basilica of Saint Mary Major in Santa Maria Maggiore. Democrats Tank Crypto ...

Pope Francis, whose spontaneity has already earned him the nickname “the unpredictable Pope”, will break with tradition again when he holds a major ceremony in a prison chapel rather than in ...