Typically, popes are laid to rest beneath St. Peter's Basilica. On Saturday, Francis became the first Catholic leader in over ...

Far beneath the surface of the Pacific Ocean, in one of Earth’s least explored regions, scientists have found a surprising ...

Pope Francis’s words brought life to buried truths, and for the first time I truly accepted that the Church cherished the natural world. Francis cared not only because nature is necessary for ...

Pope Francis stipulated that he be laid to rest at the Papal Basilica of St. Mary Major, where seven other popes are buried.

Rome — Pope Francis chose his place of burial in St. Mary Major Basilica, near an icon of the Madonna that he revered, ...

According to Vatican tradition Popes are usually buried in three coffins. Firstly, they are placed into a cypress wood coffin ...

InSight’s sensors detected seismic wave shifts at depths of 10–20 km—potential signs of something unexpected beneath Mars’ crust. S-waves don’t pass through liquids. The disrupted wave ...