The coffin of Pope Francis is carried through the funeral Mass of Pope Francis in St. Peter’s Sq. on the Vatican, April 26, 2025.
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Pope Francis, who died Monday on the age of 88 after 12 years as the pinnacle of the Roman Catholic Church, was honored with a funeral Saturday morning in St. Peter’s Sq. in entrance of the Papal Basilica in Vatican Metropolis.
The Mass was presided over by Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, the dean of the School of Cardinals, and attended by leaders from all around the world.
We check out the funeral and the individuals mourning him all through the world at the moment:
Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, the 91-year-old dean of the School of Cardinals, leads the funeral Mass of Pope Francis in St. Peter’s Sq. on the Vatican.
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{A photograph} taken from St Peter Basilica reveals a normal view of late Pope Francis’ coffin.
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Cardinals attend the funeral of Pope Francis in St. Peter’s Sq. on April 26, 2025 in Vatican Metropolis, Vatican.
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Attendees and nuns stand on the street as they wait earlier than late Pope Francis’ funeral ceremony.
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A Swiss guard stands with St Peter’s Basilica within the background at St Peter’s Sq. forward of late Pope Francis’ funeral.
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Two nuns look on as individuals collect through the funeral of Pope Francis in St. Peter’s Sq..
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Clergy take their seats for the funeral of Pope Francis in St. Peter’s Sq. on the Vatican.
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President Trump walks, on the day of the funeral Mass of Pope Francis.
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Individuals collect through the funeral of Pope Francis in St. Peter’s Sq..
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Devoted relaxation on the bottom forward of the funeral of Pope Francis in St. Peter’s Sq. on the Vatican.
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Former President Biden speaks with attendees as he arrives forward of the late Pope Francis’ funeral.
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The coffin of Pope Francis is carried into St Peter’s Sq. for his funeral.
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Pope Francis’ funeral ceremony is seen in Saint Peter’s Sq., in Vatican Metropolis
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Heads of State and different dignitaries stand through the funeral of Pope Francis.
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Nuns wait in entrance of the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore. Pope Francis is laid to relaxation within the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore.
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President Trump and First Woman Melania Trump arrive forward of the late Pope Francis’ funeral ceremony
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