When he was elevated to the papacy in 2013, Pope Francis was widely expected to shake up the Catholic Church, to liberals’ ...

The head of the basilica that is housing Pope Francis's tomb says it reflects his "humble, simple and essential" life.

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Pope Francis will be buried at Santa Maria Maggiore, a basilica full of light, history, and deep personal meaning ...

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The decision by Pope Francis to break with tradition and be buried at the Papal Basilica of St. Mary Major in Rome rather ...

As early as 2015, Pope Francis had expressed the desire to be buried in the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore, a fifth-century ...

A Roman-era skeleton from York, northern England, shows signs of having been bitten by a big cat, thus providing the first ...