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ROME: Pope Francis' last resting place is the Santa Maria Maggiore basilica, a fifth-century church in the heart of Rome that already houses the tombs of seven popes. Francis, who passed away on ...

Had he remained with us a little longer, Pope Francis would have been creating the first Gen Z saint at the Vatican this ...

It is located along the side of the 5th-century church, in a former candle cabinet ... no matter who they are,” said Maria Simoni, a 53-year-old Roman. The reforms initiated by the Argentine Jesuit ...

The basilica is a fifth-century church located in the centre of Rome. Pope Francis chose the Santa Maria Maggiore basilica as his final resting place, making him the first pope in more than a ...

Photo: Andreas SOLARO / AFP ROME - Pope Francis was buried inside ... in the side nave of the beloved fifth-century AD church. The pontiff was devoted to the worship of the Virgin Mary and made ...