US EditionMore than 30,000 people pack Rome church to visit Pope Francis' tomb
- Tens of thousands visited Pope Francis' tomb in Rome's Santa Maria Maggiore basilica on Sunday, April 27.
- Francis chose burial there, breaking tradition as no pope lay outside the Vatican in over a century.
- Workers placed his coffin Saturday after the funeral in a simple marble tomb bearing only his name.
- Around 150,000 people lined the route, and 30,000 visited the tomb within six hours Sunday morning.
- Visitors queued for over two hours, and authorities urged quick departure as thousands waited outside.
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Cardinal Rolandas Makrickas, coadjutor archpriest of Rome’s Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore, burns incense at the altar as he leads Vespers with members of the College of Cardinals at the basilica on April 27, 2025. (Photo: CNS/Lola Gomez) by Carol Glatz ROME (CNS) – Members of the College of Cardinals had a chance to take a quick bus tour through Rome on their way to visit the tomb of Pope Francis, who wanted to be buried in a Marian basilica …
Thousands wait in line to visit Pope Francis' tomb
Tens of thousands of people went to the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore to pay respects to the tomb of Pope Francis. It comes as the process to select the next pope is set to begin in days. NBC News’ Anne Thompson reports.
The Basilica of Santa Maria la Mayor of Rome has become one of the most popular places of worship in the Italian capital this Sunday. More than 30,000 people have approached from 7 a.m. until the close of the temple, at 21.00 a.m., to visit the tomb of Pope Francis, opened for the first time to the public after having received burial this Saturday in a private ceremony, and after his mass funeral.The expectation was maximum from the first hour o…
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