The funeral of Pope Francis | Special Report03:37:51
He Pope Francis’s funeral On Saturday, St. Peter’s Square attracted a crowd that included kings and queens, Presidents and prime ministers, cardinals and archbishops, as well as thousands of devout followers touched by their commitment to the poor, their defense of migrants from the world and their reach with which the Church marginalized by the Church.
Although the famous humble pontiff requested simplicity in its wooden coffin and Final Rest Placethe funeral mass still reflected the greatness and traditions of the Vatican. See the photos after some of the most outstanding aspects of the day in honor of the leader known as “The Pope of the People.”
The crowd fills the Plaza de San Pedro for the funeral of Pope Francis
It is estimated that 250,000 people attended the funeral outside the Basilica of San Pedro in the Vatican.
Clergy members between the crowd attending the funeral of Pope Francis in the Plaza de San Pedro on April 26, 2025 in the city of the Vatican. PENNY KARACHALUU/SOOC/News through Getty Images A statue looks at the members of the clergy in red and white clothes at the funeral of Pope Francis in the Plaza de San Pedro. Give kitwood / getty images An aerial view of the crowd in the Plaza de San Pedro during the funeral of Pope Francis on April 26, 2025. Getty images
The carriers carry the coffin of Pope Francis
The carriers carry the coffin of Pope Francis at his funeral in St. Peter’s. Andreas Solaro/News through Getty Images A line of clergy and carriers that carry Pope Francis’s coffin file to the Basilica of San Pedro at the end of the funeral ceremony. Tiziana Fabi/News through Getty Images World leaders observe from the front row while the bearers carry the coffin of Pope Francis at their funeral. Give kitwood / getty images
Church’s gift on display
With the Swiss guards in the foreground, Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re speaks at the funeral mass for Pope Francis in the Plaza de San Pedro. Oliver Weiken/Picture Alliance through Getty Images The members of the clergy wait in their seats ahead of the funeral for Pope Francis in the Plaza de San Pedro. PENNY KARACHALUU/SOOC/News through Getty Images A sea of red clothes at the funeral of Pope Francis in the Plaza de San Pedro. PENNY KARACHALUU/SOOC/News through Getty Images Clergy members among the crowd attending the funeral of Pope Francis in the Plaza de San Pedro. PENNY KARACHALUU/SOOC/News through Getty Images The high -ranking clergy emerges from the Basilica of San Pedro for the funeral mass of Pope Francis. Domenico Cippitelli/Nurphoto through Getty Images The cardinals of the Eastern and Eastern Catholic Churches arrive to perform a last moment of respect in front of Pope Francis’s coffin during the funeral ceremony. Alberto Pizzoli/News through Getty Images Youssef Absi, patriarch of Antioch and the entire east, of Alexandria and Jerusalem, and the head of the Greek Catholic Church Melkite, bless Pope Francis’s coffin with Myrrh during the funeral ceremony. Alberto Pizzoli/News through Getty Images The cardinals arrive at the funeral of Pope Francis in the Plaza de San Pedro. Massimo Valicchia/Nurphoto through Getty Images An orthodox priest takes a photo in the Plaza de San Pedro. Halil Sagirkaya / Anadolu through Getty Images
President Trump and world leaders who attend
The Vatican said that the delegations of some 130 countries would attend the ceremony, including about 50 heads of state and 10 reigning monarchs. President Trump and the first lady Melania Trump were there, and former president Joe Biden He also attended. Before funeral, Mr. Trump met privately with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
The president of France, Emmanuel Macron, shakes the President Trump before the funeral of Pope Francis in the Plaza de San Pedro. Isabella Bonotto/News through Getty Images President Donald Trump and the first lady Melania Trump at the funeral of Pope Francis. Give kitwood / getty images President Trump and his wife Melania Trump meet other world leaders during Pope Francis’s funeral ceremony. Isabella Bonotto/News through Getty Images President Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy are gathering before Pope Francis’s funeral in the Vatican. Brochure of the Ukraine Presidential Office Former President Joe Biden and his wife Jill Biden arrive for the funeral for Pope Francis in St Peter’s Square. Filippo Monteforte/News through Getty Images
Prayers of the faithful for Pope Francis
The faithful pray in the funeral mass for the late Pope Francis in the Plaza de San Pedro. Oliver Weiken/Picture Alliance through Getty Images The clergy prays for Pope Francis’s coffin during his funeral. Mauro Ujetto/Nurphoto through Getty Images The nuns gather for the funeral of Pope Francis in the Plaza de San Pedro in the city of the Vatican. Getty images The priests offer communion to those who attend the funeral of Pope Francis in the city of the Vatican. Getty images When Pope Francis’s funeral took place in the Vatican, Catholic believers attended a requiem mass for him in Dili, East Timor, where he visited last year. Valentino Dariell de Sousa/News through Getty Images
Funeral and homily mass in honor of “a Pope among the people”
The Mass was directed by Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, the 91 -year dean of the Cardinals Collegewho also delivered a highly personal homily.
“He was a Pope among the people, with an open heart to everyone,” Re about Pope Francis, who He died at the age of 88. “The guide thread of its mission was also the conviction that the Church is a home for all, a home with its always open doors.”
The dean of the Cardinals College, Giovanni Battista Re, says in the coffin closed during the funeral mass for Pope Francis in the Plaza de San Pedro. Michael Kappeler/Picture Alliance through Getty Images Cardinal Giovanni Battista re speaks at the funeral of Pope Francis. Mauro Ujetto/Nurphoto through Getty Images Cardinal Giovanni Battista refers the coffin of Pope Francis during the funeral ceremony. Tiziana Fabi/News through Getty Images The Italian cardinal Giovanni Battista refers the coffin of Pope Francis during the funeral ceremony. Alberto Pizzoli/News through Getty Images
The crowds present their last respect for Pope Francis
After the funeral mass, Pope Francis’s coffin was taken in a procession aboard Popemobile through the streets of Rome to its final resting place, the Basilica of Santa María Maggiore (St. Mary Major). In his Last will and testamentFrancis asked to be buried in that church of the fifth century dedicated to the Virgin Mary, where he went to pray before and after his foreign trips as a pontiff.
A nun attends the funeral of Pope Francis in the Plaza de San Pedro. Getty images The crowds gather to see the Popemobile procession that carries the coffin of Pope Francis through the streets of Rome to his last resting place. Andrei Pungovschi / Getty images People meet through the streets near the colosseum to see the funeral procession. Stefano Rellandini/News through Getty Images The members of the clergy and a representative group described by the Vatican as the “poor and needy” welcome the coffin of Pope Francis when he arrives at the Basilica of Santa María Maggiore for the burial. Chris Furlong / Getty images Pope Francis’s coffin is carried by the carriers of coffin to the Basilica of Santa María Maggiore in Rome for burial. Piero Cruciatti/News through Getty Images
“Thanks Pope Francis!”
A man in Rome holds a newspaper with the headline “Grazie Pope Francis!” (Thank you, Pope Francis) on the day of the Pope funeral, April 26, 2025. Getty images
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