Pope Francis was buried on Saturday at Santa Maria Maggiore, his favourite church in Rome, following a solemn funeral mass held earlier in St. Peter’s Square, the Vatican has confirmed.
The Argentinian pontiff, who passed away on Monday at the age of 88, was laid to rest during a private 30-minute burial ceremony that began at 1:00 p.m. local time (1100 GMT) at the historic basilica in the Italian capital.
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