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Pope Francis decreed he would be buried in a simple underground tomb — with only “Franciscus” written on it — at St. Mary Major Basilica.

Pontiff had requested simple burial ‘without particular decoration’ at Rome church rather than beneath St Peter’s

Pope Francis understood the power of a simple touch

Pope Francis has publicly clashed in the past with JD Vance, whom he met on Easter Sunday just hours before he passed away.

President Emmanuel Macron of France, a country that is largely Roman Catholic, lead the country's numerous tributes to Pope Francis who was "always on the side of the most vulnerable and the most fragile". The late pontiff, who died Monday aged 88, will be honoured with special masses in Notre-Dame…

King Charles—who paid tribute to the pontiff on social media—is unlikely to attend.

Unlike his predecessors, Pope Francis has chosen not to be buried in the Vatican Grottoes but in the Roman Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore, where he frequently prayed.

Tributes to Pope Francis quickly flooded in from faith leaders and politicians across the world after the Vatican announced the pontiff had died on Monday morning

'Deepest condolences' - Celtic issue statement after death of Pope Francis