DETROW: Francis' funeral was held under crystal blue skies in St. Peter's Square. ... He reached out to other religions, other faiths, whether it was Jewish, whether it was Muslim or Islam.

His engagement with Islam, ... Pope Francis greets cardinals as he appears during the Palm Sunday Mass in Saint Peter's Square at the Vatican, April 13, 2025. (credit: ...

Maloyan was born on April 19, 1869, and died a martyr in Turkey in 1915 after refusing to convert to Islam. He was beatified by St. John Paul II on Oct. 7, 2001, alongside six other servants of God.

Then, St. Peter's Basilica was erected on the axis of the necropolis, and the Tomb of St. Peter (also known as the Trophy of Gaius) stood in the middle.