Pope Francis will not be buried where popes in recent history have been laid to rest. The 266th pontiff previously shared his wish to be entombed at the Basilica of St. Mary Major, instead of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican,

The Pope, famous—perhaps foremost—for his insistence on simplicity and aversion to clerical glitz, wanted to be buried not at the Vatican but at the Papal Basilica of St. Mary Major, where before and after each of his international trips he went to pray.

One hundred or so faithful came to Holy Angels Cathedral Saturday morning for a special Mass honoring Pope Francis, who died April 21 after a long illness, and were invited to make acts of