Hundreds of thousands of people on Saturday, including clergy members, world leaders and faithful, gathered in the Vatican and Rome to mourn the passing of Pope Francis.
Following a funeral ceremony at St Peter’s Basilica, the coffin was transported to its final resting place in Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica in Rome.
This photograph shows a gargoyle overlooking Pope Francis’ funeral ceremony at St Peter’s Square in the Vatican on April 26. — AFP
World leaders, royals, members of the clergy and faithful attend Pope Francis’ funeral at St Peter’s Square in the Vatican, on April 26. — AFP
Cardinals attend Pope Francis’ funeral ceremony at St Peter’s Square in the Vatican on April 26. — AFP
(First row, from L TO R) French First Lady Brigitte Macron, French President Emmanuel Macron, Finnish President Alexander Stubb, US President Donald Trump and his wife Melania Trump, Estonian President Alar Karis, Spain’s King Felipe VI, (second row) Polish President Andrzej Duda (C) and The Philippines’ President Ferdinand Marcos Jr (R2) attend Pope Francis’ funeral ceremony at St Peter’s Square in The Vatican on April 26. — AFP
Italian cardinal Giovanni Battista Re blesses the coffin of Pope Francis during the funeral ceremony at St Peter’s Square in the Vatican on April 26. — AFP
Pallbearers carry the coffin of Pope Francis during the funeral ceremony at St Peter’s Square in the Vatican on April 26. — AFP
A nun grieves during Pope Francis’ funeral ceremony in central Rome on April 26. — AFP
People gather along the road as the coffin of Pope Francis is transported from St Peter’s Basilica to Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica in Rome on April 26. — AFP
People gather by the Colosseum to watch the coffin of Pope Francis be transported from St Peter’s Basilica to Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica following the funeral ceremony in Rome on April 26. — Reuters
This photograph shows the hearse (bottom C) carrying the coffin of Pope Francis as it approaches his final resting place, Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica in Rome, on April 26. — AFP
People hold white roses as they watch the coffin of Pope Francis arrive at Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica in Rome for burial on April 26. — AFP
People stand outside the Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica during the funeral of Pope Francis in Rome, Italy on April 26. — Reuters
The coffin of Pope Francis is carried into Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica by pallbearers in Rome on April 26. — AFP
Header image: Worshippers and faithful attend Pope Francis’ funeral ceremony at St Peter’s Square in the Vatican on April 26. — AFP
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