Pope Francis, who passed away at 88 after suffering a stroke, expressed his burial wishes in a testament released posthumously by the Vatican. He requested a simple grave inscribed with “Franciscus,” located in the Papal Basilica of Saint Mary Major, where he often prayed. The Pope’s final resting place should be in a ground-level niche between two chapels, with the costs covered by a benefactor, as he entrusted his intentions to the Blessed Virgin Mary and offered his suffering for world peace.
