Pope Francis’s funeral will be held on April 26, 2025, as many world leaders will attend to honour the Catholic leader.

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With St. Peter’s, St. John Lateran, St. Paul Outside the Walls, it is one of four basilicas in Rome granted special status by ...

Francis, who died on Monday aged 88, was laid to rest during a 30-minute ceremony which started at 1:00 p.m. (1100 GMT) at the Santa Maria Maggiore basilica in the Italian capital. Footage shared ...

Pope Francis, the 266th pope of the Roman Catholic Church, will be mourned and buried at the Basilica of Saint Mary Major ...

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Perched on top of one of the seven hills on which ancient Rome was built, Santa Maria Maggiore is one of four papal basilicas. Its bell tower is the tallest in the Italian capital, rising to a ...

The small town of Santa Maria a Monte, about 20 miles east of Pisa in northwest Italy, was “shocked” by the events of this week, Manuela Del Grande, the town’s mayor, said in an interview.

FLORENCE, Italy — Just opposite its namesake railway station is Santa Maria Novella, Florence’s first great basilica and the city’s principal church by the Dominicans. Apart from being ...