This photo taken and handout on April 26, 2025 by The Vatican Media shows the rite of the burial of the coffin of Pope Francis at Santa Maria Maggiore basilica. Handout/The Vatican Media via AFP

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<p>ROME, Italy -- Pope Francis was buried inside his favorite Rome church after a funeral mass in St Peter&#x27;s Square, the Vatican said on Saturday.</p><p>Francis, who died on Monday aged 88, was laid to rest during a 30-minute ceremony which started at 1:00 pm (1100 GMT) at the Santa Maria Maggiore basilica in the Italian capital.</p><p>Footage shared by the Holy See showed cardinals marking his wooden and zinc coffin with red wax seals.</p><p>Cardinal Kevin Farrell, who as camerlengo is running the Vatican&#x27;s day-to-day affairs until a new pope is elected, sprinkled it with holy water after it was lowered into a tomb set inside an alcove.</p><p>A reproduction of the pectoral cross worn by Francis during his lifetime hung above it.</p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/world/2025/4/26/popes-coffin-arrives-for-burial-at-rome-basilica-1942">READ: Francis laid to rest as 400,000 mourn pope &#x27;with an open heart&#x27;</a></div><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/world/2025/4/26/cardinal-giovanni-battista-re-s-homily-for-the-funeral-of-pope-francis-1912">FULL TEXT: Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re&#x27;s homily for the funeral of Pope Francis</a></div><p>Francis had asked that the tomb, located near the altar of Saint Francis, be simple and unadorned, reflecting the humble spirit of his papacy.</p><p>The tombstone bears only the inscription &quot;Franciscus&quot; -- the pope&#x27;s name in Latin.</p><p>Its marble is sourced from Liguria, the northwestern Italian region once home to the Argentine pontiff&#x27;s Italian ancestors.</p><p>Francis, born Jorge Bergoglio, had specified in his will the exact spot he wanted to be buried, in the side nave of the beloved fifth-century AD church.</p><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1745676442824AFP__20250426__43KV7G2__v1__HighRes__VaticanReligionPope.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="This photo taken and handout on April 26, 2025 by The Vatican Media shows the rite of the burial of the coffin of Pope Francis at Santa Maria Maggiore basilica. Handout/The Vatican Media via AFP"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">This photo taken and handout on April 26, 2025 by The Vatican Media shows the rite of the burial of the coffin of Pope Francis at Santa Maria Maggiore basilica. <em>Handout/The Vatican Media via AFP</em></span></span></span></div><p>The pontiff was devoted to the worship of the Virgin Mary and made a point of praying in Santa Maria Maggiore before leaving on trips abroad and upon his return to Rome.</p><p>He declared his desire to be entombed there in 2023.</p><p>Located in the heart of Rome, the basilica already holds the tombs of seven popes.</p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/world/2025/4/26/santa-maria-maggiore-basilica-pope-francis-s-final-resting-place-1216">Santa Maria Maggiore basilica: Pope Francis&#x27;s final resting place</a></div><p>But the last one to be buried there was Clement IX in 1669. More recently popes have usually been buried in St Peter&#x27;s Basilica.</p><p>One of four papal basilicas in Rome, Santa Maria Maggiore also holds the remains of several other renowned figures, such as the architect and sculptor Gian Lorenzo Bernini, who designed St Peter&#x27;s Square and its surrounding columns.</p><p>Built around 432 AD under Pope Sixtus III, the basilica holds some of the Catholic Church&#x27;s most important relics, including an icon of the Virgin Mary holding the baby Jesus, attributed to Saint Luke.</p><div><strong>© Agence France-Presse</strong></div>

<p>Pope Francis was buried inside his favorite Rome church after a funeral mass in St Peter's Square, the Vatican said on Saturday. </p>

Pope Francis was buried inside his favorite Rome church after a funeral mass in St Peter's Square, the Vatican said on Saturday.

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Pope buried in Rome's Santa Maria Maggiore basilica

Pope buried in Rome's Santa Maria Maggiore basilica

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Published Apr 26, 2025 10:14 PM PHT

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