After blessing the faithful, he entered the chapel that houses the Marian icon, traditionally attributed to St. Luke, and, ...

Following the Mass, Francis' coffin was transferred via a much-watched procession to the basilica of St. Mary Major for a private ... "simple" tomb in the ground "without particular ornamentation ...

After his funeral on Saturday, he will be laid to rest in the Basilica of St. Mary Major, which stands sentinel across the city in the Esquilino district. The decision by Pope Francis to do this ...

a downtown office worker who attended Monday Mass at St. Mary’s Cathedral. “He was accepting of everyone regardless of your background or of your necessity. He treated everyone the same.