Katlego Jiyane26 April 2025 | 16:40
[WATCH] Pope Francis buried in Rome's Santa Maria Maggiore basilica
![[WATCH] Pope Francis buried in Rome's Santa Maria Maggiore basilica](https://media-cache.primedia-service.com/media/mxjpiagb/cardinalsvaticanreligionpopefuneral.jpg?width=1026&height=576&v=1dbb6aff4a6dd70&format=webp "[WATCH] Pope Francis buried in Rome's Santa Maria Maggiore basilica")
Cardinals attend the late Pope Francis' funeral ceremony at St Peter's Square at the Vatican on 26 April 2025. Picture: AFP
ROME - Pope Francis was buried inside his favourite Rome church after a funeral mass in St Peter's Square. Francis, who died on Monday aged 88, was laid to rest during a 30-minute ceremony which started at 1:00 pm (1100 GMT) at the Santa Maria Maggiore basilica in the Italian capital.