Sadness at pope’s passing is tinged with giddiness at holding world’s gaze with a pageant for the ages
Beneath the basilica’s soaring Renaissance dome, the body in the coffin looked unexpectedly small…
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Jorge Mario Bergoglio
15 months ago
Santa Maria Maggiore: why Pope Francis decided ‘this is my place’ to be buried ○
The pontiff shunned fanfare by picking a small niche in the basilica he visited more than 100 times during his papacy
As a priest, and then cardinal, Jorge Mario Bergoglio would always call into Santa…
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