His words: "The cost of preparing the burial will be covered by a sum provided by a benefactor, which I have arranged to be transferred to the Papal Basilica of Saint Mary Major. I have given the ...

The cost of preparing the burial will be covered by a sum provided by a benefactor, which I have arranged to be transferred to the Papal Basilica of Saint Mary Major. I have given the necessary ...

The Vatican has released Pope Francis' will hours after announcing the 88-year-old's death. The late pontiff also left instructions for how he'd like his tomb to be prepared. "The tomb should be ...

But Pope Francis rose at dawn the following day and asked to be driven to St. Mary Major ... Pope Francis chose a simple burial for himself at the basilica in a wooden box far from the grandiose ...

The expenses for the preparation of my burial will be covered by a sum provided by a benefactor, which I have arranged to be transferred to the Papal Basilica of Saint Mary Major. I have given the ...