Pope chooses tomb in Rome, not Vatican

Pope chooses tomb in Rome, not Vatican

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Published on 13 Dec 2023 11:00PM ·


Pope Francis, who has been suffering from a slew of health issues, has chosen to be buried in Rome, making him the first pontiff to be entombed outside the Vatican in over a century. – EPA pic, December 13, 2023.

POPE Francis has chosen to be buried not in St Peter’s Basilica alongside his immediate predecessors, but in a basilica in Rome, he said in an interview broadcast today.

“The place is already prepared. I want to be buried in Santa Maria Maggiore,” the pontiff, who turns 87 this weekend, told Mexican broadcaster Televisa’s N+ streaming service.

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