Pope Francis told Mackrikas, who is the coadjutor archpriest of the Basilica of St. Mary Major, that the Virgin Mary appeared before him, requesting that he be laid to rest in her church. Sponsor ...

SHERLOCK: The story goes that the Virgin Mary appeared to an aristocrat, Giovanni, and to Pope Liberius in a dream, asking for a church in her honor, in a location that would be miraculously revealed.

Pope Francis presiding over prayer at St Peters Basilica in Rome. The Vatican has rejected claims a 19th century Puerto Rican missionary was the Virgin Mary.

Pope Francis Buried at St. Mary Major, a Church with 'Very Beautiful' Connection to His Faith “It's very beautiful that he's going back, ... the Blessed Virgin Mary," Francis wrote.