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Why Pope Francis won’t be buried in the Vatican

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BBC News correspondent Maryam Moshiri explains why the late Pope Francis won’t be buried in the Vatican, breaking a 100-year-old tradition.

Instead, on Saturday he will be buried at one of Rome’s four major basilicas and one of the oldest in the city – the church of Santa Maria Maggiore.


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