ROME — Pope Francis will be the first pontiff in more than a century to be buried outside the Vatican Grottoes. After his ...

The basilica contains the Salus Populi Romani, a celebrated oil painting of the Blessed Virgin Mary and baby Jesus, a favoured point of veneration in the church of Pope Francis. Pope Francis made more ...

The basilica holds some of the Church's most important relics, including an icon of the Virgin Mary holding the baby Jesus attributed to Saint Luke. It also holds pieces of wood believed to have been ...

The late pontiff’s funeral, due to take place on Saturday, will attract dignitaries and worshippers from around the world ...

Pope Francis has a special affinity for the basilica and its depiction of the Virgin Mary and baby Jesus, Salus Populi Romani (Salvation of the People of Rome). “It’s my great devotion ...

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Francis has made more than hundreds of visits to the fifth-century basilica, where he would pray in front a venerated image of the Virgin Mary and baby Jesus. In his final years, the pontiff ...

The death of a pope sets in motion a series of carefully orchestrated rites and rituals well before the conclave to elect his successor begins.

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He made more than 100 visits to the fifth-century church, where he would pray in front of a sacred image of the Virgin Mary and baby Jesus.