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Watch live: Pope Francis lying in state at St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican
Throngs of mourners are lining St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican to pay their final respects to Pope Francis, whose body is ...
Pope lying in state draws tens of thousands to St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican
So many mourners lined up to pay their respects to Pope Francis that the Vatican kept St. Peter's Basilica open all night to ...
Pope Francis Buried at St. Mary Major, a Church with 'Very Beautiful' Connection to His Faith
It's very beautiful that he's going back, having concluded his ministry, to the place where it began," Father Patrick Briscoe ...
Where is the Basilica of Saint Mary the Major? The reason why Francis chose it rather than St. Peter’s
The Pope will be buried in one of the four papal basilicas in Rome and one of the five patriarchal basilicas, out of his ...
Papal conclave to elect Pope Francis' successor to begin on May 7
Pope Francis was laid to rest on Saturday as world leaders and hundreds of thousands of mourners descended upon the Vatican ...
The Latest: Francis is remembered as a ‘pope among the people’ as he is laid to rest
Francis is breaking with recent tradition and will be buried in the St. Mary Major Basilica, where a simple underground tomb ...