ROME (AP) — Pope Francis chose his place of burial in St. Mary Major Basilica, near an icon of the Madonna that he revered, ...

Pope Francis asked to be buried in St. Mary Major, close to the most important icon of Mary, the Salus Populi Romani.

Worshippers claim they saw the 'crying' statue at a Good Friday service, during Holy Week in the town of Aguas Claras, in Colombia, just days before Pope Francis I's death ...

The worshippers claim to have seen a statue of the Virgin Mary apparently weeping ... "From the empty tomb in Jerusalem, we hear unexpected good news: Jesus, who was crucified, 'is not here ...

Pope Francis died Monday at age 88. The Vatican said Francis suffered a stroke which led to a coma and his heart to fail, as ...

Pope Francis died Monday at age 88. The Vatican said the cause of death was a stroke that put him into a coma and led to ...

The Vatican said the cause of death was a stroke that put him into a coma and led to heart failure. Francis had chronic lung disease, and he was admitted to a hospital on Feb. 14, 2025, for a ...

The pope in his last public appearance on Sunday again called for a ceasefire between Israel ... underground tomb. The basilica is home to Francis’ favorite icon of the Virgin Mary, to whom ...

The Vatican said Francis has decreed in his will that he will be buried in St Mary Major Basilica in a simple underground tomb with only ... for a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.