The final testament of the Pope specified that Francis wanted to be buried "in the ground, without particular decoration" but with the inscription of his papal name in Latin: Franciscus. VATICAN CITY: ...

The Washington grandmother whose body was found buried under a shed suffered a painful, hours-long death — in which she was tortured with a nail gun, authorities said as her sex-offender ...

Mary Major, where seven other popes are buried. By Elisabetta Povoledo Reporting from Rome Pope Francis says in his will that he wants to be laid to rest at the Papal Basilica of St. Mary Major in ...

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VATICAN CITY, April 21 (Reuters) - Pope Francis confirmed in his final testament that he wished to be buried in Rome's Basilica of Saint Mary Major and not at St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican ...

The Pope passed away at 7:35 AM in his residence at Casa Santa Marta, following complications from double pneumonia. While Popes are usually buried in the grottoes beneath St. Peter's Basilica in the ...

The judge told jurors to expect testimony from defense witnesses on Thursday, as prosecutors have said they are nearing the ...

Pope Francis will not be buried in the crypt beneath St Peter’s Basilica, where almost 100 popes are entombed. Instead - breaking with tradition - he will be the first pope in a century to be ...

Francis chose the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore as his final resting place and will become the first pope in more than a century not to be buried in St Peter's. Pope Francis, who died on Monday ...

His death begins a nine-day period of mourning. The Pope must be buried between the fourth and sixth day after death. Approximately 91 popes are buried in Saint Peter's Basilica and the Vatican ...