“It's very beautiful that he's going back, having concluded his ministry, to the place where it began," Father Patrick Briscoe tells PEOPLE Pope Francis was laid to rest in the basilica of St. Mary ...

Pope Francis announced in a recent interview that he plans to be buried outside the Vatican. The pontiff told Mexican broadcaster Televisa's N+ news service that he has made arrangements to be buried ...

Pope Francis said this week that a “place is already prepared” for him to be buried at the Basilica of St. Mary Major, and not — as has been the custom of popes for over a century — at the Vatican.

The Basilica of Saint Mary is honoring the legacy of Pope Francis, who died at age 88 on Monday. The church on Hennepin Avenue in downtown Minneapolis is hosting special services and will be open ...

Saint Mary's Basilica in Phoenix is joining Catholic churches around the world in mourning Pope Francis, who died of a stroke and subsequent heart failure on April 20. His death at age 88 followed a ...

LANCASTER − Columbus Diocese Bishop Earl K. Fernandez on Monday will officially recognize St. Mary of the Assumption Roman Catholic Church's designation as a minor basilica. The church is now the ...