Clement IX, born Giulio Rospigliosi, is the most recent pope to be buried at St. Mary Major, having been laid to rest there ...

St. Peter’s Basilica, including the Vatican Grottoes, houses the remains of approximately 90 of Rome’s popes. The rest are scattered throughout other places ...

He went to them and captured their imaginations − and their hearts," said Bishop Paul Tighe of Ireland ... of the Casa Santa Marta to St. Peter’s Basilica on Wednesday so mourners can ...

While many popes are buried under St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican, Pope Francis will not continue that trend. In December, Pope Francis said he wanted to be buried in the Rome basilica of St ...

It also locates St. John Lateran Basilica and St. Paul Outside the Walls Basilica, south of St. Mary Major Basilica. Vatican He asked that his tomb be placed in the aisle next to the Pauline ...

The basilica contains the tombs of Honorius III, Nicholas IV, St. Pius V, Sixtus V, Paul V, Clement VIII, and Clement IX. The tradition of burying popes in St. Peter’s Basilica dates to the ...