{"id":7586,"date":"2025-04-27T22:13:55","date_gmt":"2025-04-27T14:13:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/goutanddesign.com\/wpress\/?p=7586"},"modified":"2025-04-27T22:15:27","modified_gmt":"2025-04-27T14:15:27","slug":"pope-francis-laid-to-rest-at-santa-maria-maggiore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/goutanddesign.com\/wpress\/2025\/04\/pope-francis-laid-to-rest-at-santa-maria-maggiore\/","title":{"rendered":"Pope Francis Laid to Rest at Santa Maria Maggiore"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading Time : <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>

Pope Francis, beloved around the world for his humility and deep compassion, passed away on April 21, 2025, at the age of 88. After suffering a stroke followed by cardiac arrest, he left behind a legacy that profoundly shaped the Catholic Church and resonated far beyond it. His death marked the end of a papacy that constantly sought to bridge divides and promote inclusivity.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Francis takes public transportation before celebrating Mass in Buenos Aires in 2008. As archbishop of Buenos Aires, Bergoglio took the bus to work and cooked his own meals.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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On April 26, more than 400,000 mourners gathered in St. Peter\u2019s Square to attend his funeral, a ceremony both grand and deeply personal. Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re led the Mass, emphasizing Pope Francis\u2019s commitment to the poor and marginalized. Fifty-five heads of state and twelve monarchs were present, paying tribute to a man who had become a moral voice on the world stage.<\/p>\n

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Breaking with centuries of tradition, Pope Francis chose not to be buried in the Vatican but rather at the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore. This choice symbolized his enduring devotion to the Virgin Mary and his desire for a humble final resting place. It was a fitting end for a pontiff who had consistently favored simplicity over grandeur.<\/p>\n

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The Church now enters a period of nine days of mourning known as the novendiales, marked by daily Masses honoring his memory. In the weeks ahead, the College of Cardinals will gather in Rome to elect a new pope, carrying forward the spirit of renewal and compassion that Pope Francis brought to his extraordinary papacy.<\/p>\n

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#PopeFrancis #Funeral #CatholicChurch #SantaMariaMaggiore #Rome #Vatican #Novendiales #WorldNews<\/p>\n

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Reading Time : <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span> Pope Francis passed away on April 21, 2025, at age 88. His funeral drew a global crowd to St. Peter\u2019s Square and marked the end of a humble papacy. In a simple yet profound gesture, he was buried in Santa Maria Maggiore, reflecting his lifelong devotion to the Virgin Mary and a vision of humility.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":7590,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[79,85],"tags":[397,19,394,83,4,463,154],"class_list":["post-7586","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-famous-people","category-history","tag-397","tag-benedicte","tag-christianism","tag-famous-people","tag-gout-design","tag-religion","tag-society"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/goutanddesign.com\/wpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7586","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/goutanddesign.com\/wpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/goutanddesign.com\/wpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/goutanddesign.com\/wpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/goutanddesign.com\/wpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7586"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/goutanddesign.com\/wpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7586\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7593,"href":"https:\/\/goutanddesign.com\/wpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7586\/revisions\/7593"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/goutanddesign.com\/wpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7590"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/goutanddesign.com\/wpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7586"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/goutanddesign.com\/wpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7586"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/goutanddesign.com\/wpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7586"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}