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Pope Francis laid to rest in funeral Mass

CNN on MSN · 2d

Why Pope Francis isn’t being buried in the Vatican

Pope Francis is breaking with tradition when it comes to where he will be laid to rest – choosing a light-filled basilica with an intriguing history instead of the grottoes of the Vatican.

Pope Francis laid to rest after funeral ceremony. Why he wasn't buried in the Vatican

Typically, popes are laid to rest beneath St. Peter's Basilica. On Saturday, Francis became the first Catholic leader in over 120 years to be buried outside the holy city, according to Vatican News.

ABC News on MSN · 1d

Pope Francis funeral updates: Pope Francis laid to rest after historic funeral in front of 250,000

Pope Francis, the 266th pope of the Roman Catholic Church, will be mourned and buried at the Basilica of Saint Mary Major after dying one week ago at 88 years old.

Conclave to elect new pope starts May 7

CNN on MSN · 34m

Conclave to elect Pope Francis’ successor set to start on May 7, Vatican source says

Cardinals have chosen May 7 as the date to start conclave and elect a new leader for 1.4 billion Catholics around the world, a Vatican source told CNN.

USA TODAY on MSN · 27m

Vatican announces conclave to elect new pope will begin on May 7: Live updates

Pope Francis, who presided over the Roman Catholic Church and its estimated 1.4 billion followers for 12 years, died April 21.

The Washington Post · 48m

Conclave to select new pope will begin May 7, Vatican announces

With 135 cardinals eligible to vote, the coming conclave is set to be the largest in the history of the Catholic Church and one of the most unpredictable in decades.

Hindustan Times on MSN1d

Pope Francis funeral updates: Pontiff buried in Santa Maria Maggiore basilica, Vatican says

Huge crowds were already growing outside the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome, where Pope Francis will be buried. The ...

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Pope Francis Will Be Buried in Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica in Rome

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

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Thousands wait in line to visit Pope Francis' tomb

Tens of thousands of people went to the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore to pay respects to the tomb of Pope Francis. It ...

The New Yorker16h

Francis, the TV Pope, Takes His Final Journey

The Pope, famous—perhaps foremost—for his insistence on simplicity and aversion to clerical glitz, wanted to be buried not at ...

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Crowds gather in St. Peter’s Square for special mourning Mass remembering Pope Francis

A special mourning Mass for Pope Francis was held in St. Peter's Square on Sunday, led by the Vatican's secretary of state, ...

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