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Pope Leo XIV Leads Final Celebration of 2025 - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV presides over the First Vespers of the Solemnity of Mary, final celebration of 2025, in Saint Peter’s basilica, Vatican on December 31, 2025. Photo by (EV) Mario Tomassetti/ Vatican Media /ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Leads Final Celebration of 2025 - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV presides over the First Vespers of the Solemnity of Mary, final celebration of 2025, in Saint Peter’s basilica, Vatican on December 31, 2025. Photo by (EV) Mario Tomassetti/ Vatican Media /ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Leads Final Celebration of 2025 - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV presides over the First Vespers of the Solemnity of Mary, final celebration of 2025, in Saint Peter’s basilica, Vatican on December 31, 2025. Photo by (EV) Elisabetta Trevisan/ Vatican Media /ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Leads Final Celebration of 2025 - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV presides over the First Vespers of the Solemnity of Mary, final celebration of 2025, in Saint Peter’s basilica, Vatican on December 31, 2025. Photo by (EV) Mario Tomassetti/ Vatican Media /ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Leads Final Celebration of 2025 - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV presides over the First Vespers of the Solemnity of Mary, final celebration of 2025, in Saint Peter’s basilica, Vatican on December 31, 2025. Photo by (EV) Simone Risoluti/ Vatican Media /ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Leads Final Celebration of 2025 - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV presides over the First Vespers of the Solemnity of Mary, final celebration of 2025, in Saint Peter’s basilica, Vatican on December 31, 2025. Photo by (EV) Simone Risoluti/ Vatican Media /ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Leads Final Celebration of 2025 - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV presides over the First Vespers of the Solemnity of Mary, final celebration of 2025, in Saint Peter’s basilica, Vatican on December 31, 2025. Photo by (EV) Simone Risoluti/ Vatican Media /ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Leads Final Celebration of 2025 - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV presides over the First Vespers of the Solemnity of Mary, final celebration of 2025, in Saint Peter’s basilica, Vatican on December 31, 2025. Photo by (EV) Simone Risoluti/ Vatican Media /ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Leads Final Celebration of 2025 - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV presides over the First Vespers of the Solemnity of Mary, final celebration of 2025, in Saint Peter’s basilica, Vatican on December 31, 2025. Photo by (EV) Simone Risoluti/ Vatican Media /ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Leo XIV Leads Final Celebration of 2025 - Vatican

Pope Leo XIV presides over the First Vespers of the Solemnity of Mary, final celebration of 2025, in Saint Peter’s basilica, Vatican on December 31, 2025. Photo by (EV) Elisabetta Trevisan/ Vatican Media /ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cardinals Attend A Ceremony At Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica - Rome

Cardinals attend a celebration of the Second Vespers at the Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica, which hosts the tomb of late Pope Francis, on the first day of its opening to the public after the Pope's funeral, in Rome on April 27, 2025. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cardinals Attend A Ceremony At Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica - Rome

Cardinals attend a celebration of the Second Vespers at the Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica, which hosts the tomb of late Pope Francis, on the first day of its opening to the public after the Pope's funeral, in Rome on April 27, 2025. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cardinals Attend A Ceremony At Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica - Rome

Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa attends a celebration of the Second Vespers at the Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica, which hosts the tomb of late Pope Francis, on the first day of its opening to the public after the Pope's funeral, in Rome on April 27, 2025. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cardinals Attend A Ceremony At Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica - Rome

Cardinals attend a celebration of the Second Vespers led by Lithuanian cardinal Rolandas Makrickas at the Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica, which hosts the tomb of late Pope Francis, on the first day of its opening to the public after the Pope's funeral, in Rome on April 27, 2025. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cardinals Attend A Ceremony At Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica - Rome

Cardinals attend a celebration of the Second Vespers at the Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica, which hosts the tomb of late Pope Francis, on the first day of its opening to the public after the Pope's funeral, in Rome on April 27, 2025. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cardinals Attend A Ceremony At Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica - Rome

Cardinals attend a celebration of the Second Vespers at the Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica, which hosts the tomb of late Pope Francis, on the first day of its opening to the public after the Pope's funeral, in Rome on April 27, 2025. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cardinals Attend A Ceremony At Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica - Rome

Cardinals attend a celebration of the Second Vespers led by Lithuanian cardinal Rolandas Makrickas at the Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica, which hosts the tomb of late Pope Francis, on the first day of its opening to the public after the Pope's funeral, in Rome on April 27, 2025. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cardinals Attend A Ceremony At Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica - Rome

Cardinals attend a celebration of the Second Vespers at the Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica, which hosts the tomb of late Pope Francis, on the first day of its opening to the public after the Pope's funeral, in Rome on April 27, 2025. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cardinals Attend A Ceremony At Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica - Rome

Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa (C) attends a celebration of the Second Vespers at the Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica, which hosts the tomb of late Pope Francis, on the first day of its opening to the public after the Pope's funeral, in Rome on April 27, 2025. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cardinals Attend A Ceremony At Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica - Rome

Cardinal Konrad Krajewski attends a celebration of the Second Vespers at the Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica, which hosts the tomb of late Pope Francis, on the first day of its opening to the public after the Pope's funeral, in Rome on April 27, 2025. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cardinals Attend A Ceremony At Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica - Rome

Cardinals attend a celebration of the Second Vespers led by Lithuanian cardinal Rolandas Makrickas at the Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica, which hosts the tomb of late Pope Francis, on the first day of its opening to the public after the Pope's funeral, in Rome on April 27, 2025. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cardinals Attend A Ceremony At Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica - Rome

Cardinals Luis Antonio Tagle attends a celebration of the Second Vespers at the Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica, which hosts the tomb of late Pope Francis, on the first day of its opening to the public after the Pope's funeral, in Rome on April 27, 2025. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cardinals Attend A Ceremony At Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica - Rome

Cardinal Mauro Gambetti (2nd from R) attends a celebration of the Second Vespers at the Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica, which hosts the tomb of late Pope Francis, on the first day of its opening to the public after the Pope's funeral, in Rome on April 27, 2025. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cardinals Attend A Ceremony At Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica - Rome

Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa attends a celebration of the Second Vespers at the Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica, which hosts the tomb of late Pope Francis, on the first day of its opening to the public after the Pope's funeral, in Rome on April 27, 2025. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cardinals Attend A Ceremony At Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica - Rome

Cardinals attend a celebration of the Second Vespers at the Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica, which hosts the tomb of late Pope Francis, on the first day of its opening to the public after the Pope's funeral, in Rome on April 27, 2025. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cardinals Attend A Ceremony At Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica - Rome

Cardinals Luis Antonio Tagle attends a celebration of the Second Vespers at the Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica, which hosts the tomb of late Pope Francis, on the first day of its opening to the public after the Pope's funeral, in Rome on April 27, 2025. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Cardinals Attend A Ceremony At Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica - Rome

Cardinal Philippe Barbarin attends a celebration of the Second Vespers at the Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica, which hosts the tomb of late Pope Francis, on the first day of its opening to the public after the Pope's funeral, in Rome on April 27, 2025. Photo by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Vespers Service Inside St Mary Major Basilica - Rome

The tomb of late Pope Francis in the basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome, Italy on April 27, 2025. Pope Francis (1936-2025) wrote in his testament that he wanted to be buried in the left nave of the basilica Santa Maria Maggiore (St Mary Major). ‘I ask that my tomb be prepared in the burial niche in the side aisle between the Pauline Chapel (Chapel of the Salus Populi Romani) and the Sforza Chapel of the Basilica, as shown in the attached plan. The tomb should be in the ground; simple, without particular ornamentation, bearing only the inscription: Franciscus’. Unlike the majority of popes who have been interred beneath St Peter's Basilica, Pope Francis has reportedly made arrangements to be buried at Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome's Esquilino district. The basilica, one of the four major papal basilicas, has historically been the resting place of seven pope. Photo: (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Vespers Service Inside St Mary Major Basilica - Rome

Cardinals attend a celebration of the Second Vespers led by Lithuanian cardinal Rolandas Makrickas at the Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica, which hosts the tomb of late Pope Francis, on the first day of its opening to the public after the Pope's funeral, in Rome on April 27, 2025. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Vespers Service Inside St Mary Major Basilica - Rome

Cardinals attend a celebration of the Second Vespers led by Lithuanian cardinal Rolandas Makrickas at the Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica, which hosts the tomb of late Pope Francis, on the first day of its opening to the public after the Pope's funeral, in Rome on April 27, 2025. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Vespers Service Inside St Mary Major Basilica - Rome

Cardinals visit the tomb of late Pope Francis at Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica a day after the Pope's funeral, in Rome , Italy on April 27, 2025. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Vespers Service Inside St Mary Major Basilica - Rome

Cardinals pray in the chapel Paolina of the Basilica Santa Maria Maggiore (St Mary Major) in Rome, Italy on April 27, 2025 a day after the burial of Pope Francis in this church and near this chapel. In the center: The Marian icon ‘Salus Populi Romani’ venerated by Pope Francis. Late pope used to pray in front of this icon. The basilica, one of the four major papal basilicas, has historically been the resting place of seven pope. Photo:(EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS,COM

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Vespers Service Inside St Mary Major Basilica - Rome

Cardinals attend a celebration of the Second Vespers led by Lithuanian cardinal Rolandas Makrickas at the Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica, which hosts the tomb of late Pope Francis, on the first day of its opening to the public after the Pope's funeral, in Rome on April 27, 2025. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Vespers Service Inside St Mary Major Basilica - Rome

Cardinal Rolandas Makrikas leads a Vesper service inside St. Mary Major Basilica in Rome, Italy, on April 27, 2025. Photo by VATICAN MEDIA /Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Vespers Service Inside St Mary Major Basilica - Rome

Cardinal Rolandas Makrikas leads a Vesper service inside St. Mary Major Basilica in Rome, Italy, on April 27, 2025. Photo by VATICAN MEDIA /Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Vespers Service Inside St Mary Major Basilica - Rome

Cardinal Rolandas Makrikas leads a Vesper service inside St. Mary Major Basilica in Rome, Italy, on April 27, 2025. Photo by VATICAN MEDIA /Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Vespers Service Inside St Mary Major Basilica - Rome

Cardinal Rolandas Makrikas leads a Vesper service inside St. Mary Major Basilica in Rome, Italy, on April 27, 2025. Photo by VATICAN MEDIA /Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Vespers Service Inside St Mary Major Basilica - Rome

Cardinals pay their respects as they visit the tomb of late Pope Francis in the Papal Basilica of Saint Mary Major (Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore), in Rome, Italy, on April 27, 2025. Pope Francis passed away on Easter Monday, 21 April 2025, at the age of 88. Photo by VATICAN MEDIA/Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Vespers Service Inside St Mary Major Basilica - Rome

Cardinals pray Inside the Pauline chapel custodian of the icon Salus Populi Romani at Santa maria Maggiore Basilica in Rome, Italy, on April 27, 2025. Photo by VATICAN MEDIA /Catholic Press Photo/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Francis Dies Aged 88

Pope Francis celebrates the mass of First Vespers and Te Deum in thanksgiving for the past year In Altar of the Confessio, St. Peter’s Basilica Vatican on December 31, 2024. -- Pope Francis died on Easter Monday, April 21, 2025, at the age of 88 at his residence in the Vatican's Casa Santa Marta. Photo by marco iacobucci//IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Francis Leads The Vespers - Vatican

Pope Francis leads the vespers at St Peter's basilica in The Vatican, on February 1, 2025. Photo by Alessia Giuliani/CPP/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Francis Leads The Vespers - Vatican

Sister Simona Brambilla during the vespers at St Peter's basilica in The Vatican, on February 1, 2025. Photo by Alessia Giuliani/CPP/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Francis Leads The Vespers - Vatican

Cardinal Leonardo Sandri during leads the vespers at St Peter's basilica in The Vatican, on February 1, 2025. Photo by Alessia Giuliani/CPP/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Francis Leads The Vespers - Vatican

Sister Simona Brambilla during the vespers at St Peter's basilica in The Vatican, on February 1, 2025. Photo by Alessia Giuliani/CPP/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Francis Leads The Vespers - Vatican

Pope Francis leads the vespers at St Peter's basilica in The Vatican, on February 1, 2025. Photo by Alessia Giuliani/CPP/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Francis Leads The Vespers - Vatican

Sister Simona Brambilla during the vespers at St Peter's basilica in The Vatican, on February 1, 2025. Photo by Alessia Giuliani/CPP/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Francis Leads The Vespers - Vatican

Pope Francis leads the vespers at St Peter's basilica in The Vatican, on February 1, 2025. Photo by Alessia Giuliani/CPP/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Francis Leads The Vespers - Vatican

Pope Francis leads the vespers at St Peter's basilica in The Vatican, on February 1, 2025. Photo by Alessia Giuliani/CPP/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Francis Leads The Vespers - Vatican

Pope Francis leads the vespers at St Peter's basilica in The Vatican, on February 1, 2025. Photo by Alessia Giuliani/CPP/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pope Francis Leads The Vespers - Vatican

Former Prime Minister of Italy Romano Prodi (L) attends the vespers at St Peter's basilica in The Vatican, on February 1, 2025. Photo by Alessia Giuliani/CPP/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM