Pope says has chosen his tomb -- in Rome, not Vatican
By AFP
December 14, 2023
VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis has chosen to be buried not in St Peter´s Basilica alongside his immediate predecessors but in a basilica in Rome, he revealed in an interview broadcast on Wednesday.
“The place is already prepared. I want to be buried in Santa Maria Maggiore,” the pontiff, who turns 87 this weekend, told Mexican broadcaster Televisa´s N+ streaming service.
In the same interview, he revealed he planned to visit Belgium in 2024, and also hoped to visit his native Argentina and Polynesia.
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