VATICAN CITY (AP) — Roman Catholic faithful began visiting the tomb of Pope Francis on Sunday, filing past the simple white tomb in St. Mary Major Basilica a day after he was bade farewell by the powerful of the world and a crowd of hundreds of thousands.

Latin American faithful pay respects to Pope Francis. April 25, 2025. The Latin American community in Rome gathered on Friday (April 25) to visit the bo

Francis, who took his name after Saint Francis of Assisi, was known for his outreach to the poor and those in poverty and that will be reflected in his minimalist burial at Saint Mary Major. He is the first pope to be buried outside the Vatican in over a century and the first to be buried at Santa Maria Maggiore in more than 300 years.

After the pope’s funeral on Saturday, the process of choosing his successor will come next. By Elisabetta Povoledo Jason Horowitz and Emma Bubola Reporting from Rome and Vatican City Follow our live coverage for the funeral of Pope Francis at St.

President Donald Trump may have gotten his front row seat at Pope Francis’ funeral, but the Pope rebuked him from beyond the grave anyway. The posthumous criticism came after Trump was mobbed by a group of world leaders,