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Pope Francis Buried in Beloved Marian Basilica After Coffin Crosses Rome in Popemobile

Prelates watch as Vatican officials prepare Pope Francis’ tomb in the Basilica of St. Mary Major on Saturday, April 26, 2025. The simple wooden casket was transported in a popemobile-style pickup truck and greeted to applause and cheers of ‘goodbye, Pope Francis,’ and ‘good journey, Francis,’ from a small crowd gathered just outside the Vatican. … Read morePope Francis Buried in Beloved Marian Basilica After Coffin Crosses Rome in Popemobile

Pope Francis laid to rest in St. Mary Major Basilica

VATICAN NEWS FEED // In a solemn ceremony, the late Pope Francis was buried at St. Mary Major Basilica on the afternoon of April 26, following his funeral Mass in St. Peter’s Square.  People lined the streets all along the designated three-mile route from the Vatican to the Basilica, paying final tributes as the popemobile … Read morePope Francis laid to rest in St. Mary Major Basilica

I Left the Church for Years… and This Is What Brought Me Back

By [George…] I didn’t mean to leave the Church. It wasn’t a dramatic exit. No doors slammed. No angry letters to the bishop. It just… happened. First, I missed a Sunday. Then another. Then I stopped thinking about Mass at all. Life moved forward—college, work, relationships, routines. I still believed in God, kind of. I … Read moreI Left the Church for Years… and This Is What Brought Me Back

Pope Francis’ Funeral: A Global Farewell to a Humble Shepherd

Daniel Ibanez Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re kneels next to the casket holding the remains of Pope Francis during the funeral Mass in St. Peter’s Square on April 26, 2025. More than 200,000 people filled St. Peter’s Square for the funeral of Pope Francis on Saturday as the world said goodbye to the first Latin American … Read morePope Francis’ Funeral: A Global Farewell to a Humble Shepherd

‘Eternal rest grant unto him, O Lord’: Funeral for Pope Francis held in St Peter’s Square

VATICAN CITY // “Requiem aeternam dona ei, Domine, et lux perpetua luceat ei.” A choir sang the entrance antiphon to the April 26 funeral Mass for Pope Francis as his wooden coffin was carried into St. Peter’s Square and brought in front of the main altar.  Eternal rest grant unto him, O Lord, and let … Read more‘Eternal rest grant unto him, O Lord’: Funeral for Pope Francis held in St Peter’s Square

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