RELIGIÓN
El funeral del Papa romperá con tradiciones del Vaticano
April 26, 2025 - El papa Francisco eligíó la Basílica Papal de Santa Maria Maggiore como sitio de descanso final, apartándose de la práctica tradicional de enterramiento en las Grutas Vaticanas bajo la Basílica de San Pedro.
Foregoing the traditional practice of being interred in the Vatican Grottoes beneath St Peter’s, Pope Francis chose to be laid to rest inside the Papal Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore, in Rome.
In his testament, dated June 29, 2022, Pope Francis asked for his tomb to be located “in the niche of the side nave between the Pauline Chapel (Chapel of the Salus Populi Romani) and the Sforza Chapel”, located on the west side of the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore.
The Pope’s funeral takes place on Saturday, April 26.