COMMENTARY: The ancient basilica welcomes a new wave of pilgrims, drawn by a renewed devotion to Our Lady in this special ...

"I've always had a great devotion to St. Mary Major, even before I became pope," Francis said in his 2024 book "El Sucesor" (The Successor), a long interview with journalist Javier Martinez-Brocal.

Pope Francis has been buried in a simple underground tomb at St Mary Major basilica in the centre of Rome as per his testament. The late Pontiff is the first pope to be buried outside of the ...

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 ...

Pope Leo XIV prays at St. Mary Major, May 25, 2025. | Credit: Daniel Ibañez/EWTN News/Vatican Pool By David Ramos ACI Prensa Staff, May 25, 2025 / 14:19 pm ...

Pope Francis was laid to rest in the basilica of St. Mary Major on Saturday, April 26 In a break from tradition, Francis' burial plans made him the the first pope in more than a century not to be ...

But his chosen resting place is the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore (St. Mary Major), one of the main four churches of Christendom in Rome. In his final testament, Pope Francis asked to be buried "in ...