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A white rose is placed on the tomb of Pope Francis inside St. Mary Major Basilica in Rome, Monday, April 28, 2025. (AP ...

Timothy Cardinal Dolan was among thousands of people who visited the tomb of Pope Francis in Rome on Sunday, one day after ...

People lined up from the early hours of Sunday to bid farewell to Pope Francis in front of his tomb in the Papal Basilica of ...

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

The cardinals were invited to visit the pope's tomb and pray vespers, which was presided over by Cardinal Rolandas Makrickas, ...

Thousands gathered in Rome to honor Pope Francis after his funeral, as the Vatican prepares for a conclave to elect the next ...

The tomb was opened on the second of nine days of official mourning for Francis, after which a conclave will be held to elect ...

"It was a beautiful ceremony, simple as he wanted it." The cousins of Pope Francis from Cuneo, Nella Bergoglio with her ...