Pope Francis was laid to rest in private in a simple underground tomb in keeping with his wishes, in a church outside the Vatican grounds.
Pope Francis’ funeral service ended earlier this morning and was simple, also in keeping with his wishes.
Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re presided over the funeral ceremony and said the world ought to ‘build bridges, not walls’ to honor the late pope.
Hundreds of thousands of people lined the streets of Rome to catch a glimpse of the pope’s coffin as it made its way to the St. Mary Major Basilica, his final resting place.
The funeral ceremony saw some of the world’s most powerful people in attendance, with US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy having met inside St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City.
Italian Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi told Italian media that at least 400,000 people attended the funeral proceedings of Pope Francis in the Vatican and Rome.
“We estimate not fewer than 400,000 people between those present in St. Peter’s Square and those along the route,” Piantedosi told Italian program TG5.
