'Grazie, Francesco': Pope buried in Rome

‘Grazie, Francesco’: Notes from the pope’s resting place

After hundreds of thousands gathered to mourn him Saturday, Pope Francis’ remains were conveyed into his final resting place at the Roman basilica where the pope most loved to pray, dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary and her help of the Roman people.The popemobile with the coffin bearing the late Pope Francis’ remains arrives in Piazza di Santa Maria Maggiore through Rome’s Via Merulana. Credit: Jason Baguia/The PillarOn the day of the late po…

'Grazie, Francesco': Pope buried in Rome

Some 250,000 attended Pope Francis' funeral in Rome on Saturday, including world leaders and ordinary people. DW's religion correspondent Christoph Strack was there.

Pope Francis was buried in the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore. About 150,000 people took to the streets of Rome to say goodbye to the pontiff.

Francis simply wanted to be buried, but once again attracted the masses at his funeral. Hundreds of thousands paid homage to the Pope in St. Peter's Square and in the streets of Rome. Once again he gets a lot of applause. Now he is buried in his favourite church.

The funeral of Pope Francis (Jorge Bergoglio) took place in the Vatican. The coffin with his body was transported from St. Peter's Basilica to the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore.

He was buried in the Basilica of Our Lady of the Snow.