Special meaning behind Pope Francis’ simple headstone as first images of tomb are released

The late pontiff was buried in a private ceremony after the public funeral at the Vatican on Saturday.

Pope Francis was buried this Saturday in the Basilica of Saint Mary Major in Rome, in a private ceremony that ended a historic pontificate centered on the defense of the disadvantaged, migrants and social justice.This event, unprecedented in more than a century, marks the first time since 1903, when Leo XIII died, that a Pope is buried outside the walls of the Vatican.The ceremony, presided over by Cardinal Camerlengo Kevin Farrell was accompani…

Following the burial of Pope Francis, the Vatican unveiled its tombstone in the Church of St. Mary Major in Rome.

Special meaning behind Pope Francis’ simple headstone as first images of tomb are released

Pope Francis died at the age of 88 on Monday and has since been laid to rest at St Mary Major Basilica following a funeral in St Peter's Square

Pope Francis’s tomb seen for first time in images released by Vatican

The pontiff was laid to rest at the Papal Basilica of Saint Mary Major on Saturday, after hundreds of thousands queued to bid farewell to him

Pictures of Pope Francis's tomb released as it opens to the public in Rome basilica

Francis, who shunned much of the pomp and privilege of the papacy, asked to be buried at Santa Maria Maggiore - rather than at the Vatican.