Pope Francis was laid to rest on Saturday at the Santa Maria Maggiore basilica in Rome, following a funeral mass held earlier in St. Peter’s Square, the Vatican confirmed.
The 88-year-old pontiff from Argentina, who passed away on Monday, was buried during a solemn 30-minute ceremony that began at 1:00 p.m. local time (1100 GMT) inside one of his most cherished churches in the Italian capital.
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