By Kentigern Minggu A large crowd of faithful gathered Sunday night for the solemn Consecration Mass of the new St Peter’s ...

The Bible says he who has given has taken. It’s he that has given us Senoge, it’s he the Lord that has taken back what he has given us,” says Mkhetho. Constable Senoge will be buried on Thursday. Her ...

Pope Francis's funeral is taking place in St Peter's Square this morning as world leaders gather in Vatican City to pay their final respects to the head of the Catholic Church.. Vast crowds will ...

More than 250,000 people paid their respects to the pontiff at his funeral in front of St. Peter ... Bible readings that ... As Pope Francis was carried from St. Peter’s Square to be buried, ...

The late Pope Francis will be buried today (26 April) with a one-page note. The ... On Easter Day 20 April 2025 for one last time he appeared on the loggia of St. Peter’s Basilica to impart the ...

CNA Staff, Apr 26, 2025 / 04:00 am. Pope Francis, who died April 21, will be buried today in Rome, with a funeral Mass presided over by Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, dean of the College of Cardinals.

Pope Francis was buried inside his favourite Rome church after a funeral mass in St Peter's Square, the Vatican said on Saturday. The funeral of Pope Francis began today at 1:30 pm (IST) in the ...

St. Peter’s Basilica, including the Vatican Grottoes (the underground crypt where many popes are buried), currently houses the remains of approximately 91 popes of Rome.

To date, more than an estimated 140 of the 265 deceased popes have been buried in St. Peter’s Basilica, according to the National Cathedral Register.

After the death of Pope Francis on Easter Monday, April 21st, 2025, his body was moved to St. Peter’s Basilica. Today was the last opportunity for mourners to pay their respects, as the coffin closed ...

In short: It's tradition. It's also where the body of St. Peter is said to be buried. But Pope Francis will instead go to Santa Maria Maggiore.