The funeral of Pope Francis on Saturday drew a crowd to St. Peter’s Sq. that included kings and queens, presidents and prime ministers, cardinals and archbishops, in addition to lots of of 1000’s of devoted followers touched by his dedication to the poor, his protection of the world’s migrants, and his outreach to these lengthy marginalized by the church.
Although the famously humble pontiff requested simplicity in his picket coffin and last resting place, the funeral Mass nonetheless mirrored the grandeur and traditions of the Vatican. See images under of a number of the highlights of the day honoring the chief often known as “the People’s Pope.”
Crowd fills St. Peter’s Sq. for Pope Francis’ funeral
An estimated 250,000 individuals attended the funeral service outdoors St. Peter’s Basilica on the Vatican.
Members of the clergy among the many crowd attending the funeral of Pope Francis in St. Peter’s Sq. on April 26, 2025 in Vatican Metropolis.
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A statue gazes down on clergy members in purple and white vestments on the funeral of Pope Francis in St. Peter’s Sq..
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An aerial view of the group at St. Peter’s Sq. throughout Pope Francis’s funeral on April 26, 2025.
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Pallbearers carry the coffin of Pope Francis
Pallbearers carry the coffin of Pope Francis at his funeral service at St. Peter’s.
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A line of clergy and pallbearers carrying Pope Francis’ coffin file into St Peter’s Basilica on the finish of the funeral ceremony.
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World leaders watch from the entrance row as pallbearers carry the coffin of Pope Francis at his funeral.
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Church regalia on show
With Swiss Guards within the foreground, Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re speaks on the funeral Mass for Pope Francis in St. Peter’s Sq..
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Members of the clergy wait of their seats forward of the funeral for Pope Francis in St. Peter’s Sq..
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A sea of purple vestments on the funeral of Pope Francis in St. Peter’s Sq..
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Members of the clergy among the many crowd attending the funeral of Pope Francis in St. Peter’s Sq..
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Excessive rating clergy emerge from St. Peter’s Basilica for the funeral Mass of Pope Francis.
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Cardinals of the Japanese and Oriental Catholic Church buildings arrive to pay a final second of respect in entrance of the coffin of Pope Francis through the funeral ceremony.
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Youssef Absi, Patriarch of Antioch and All of the Orient, of Alexandria and of Jerusalem, and head of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church, blesses with myrrh the coffin of late Pope Francis through the funeral ceremony.
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Cardinals arrive on the funeral of Pope Francis in St. Peter’s Sq..
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President Trump and world leaders in attendance
The Vatican mentioned delegations from about 130 nations would attend the ceremony, together with about 50 heads of state and 10 reigning monarchs. President Trump and first girl Melania Trump have been there, and former President Joe Biden additionally attended. Earlier than the funeral, Mr. Trump met privately with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
France’s President Emmanuel Macron shakes arms with President Trump forward of the funeral for Pope Francis at St. Peter’s Sq..
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President Donald Trump and first girl Melania Trump on the funeral of Pope Francis.
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President Trump and his spouse Melania Trump stand with different world leaders through the funeral ceremony for Pope Francis.
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President Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy are proven assembly forward of the funeral of Pope Francis within the Vatican.
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Former President Joe Biden and his spouse Jill Biden arrive for he funeral for Pope Francis at St Peter’s Sq..
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Prayers from the devoted for Pope Francis
The devoted pray on the funeral Mass for the late Pope Francis in St. Peter’s Sq..
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Clergy pray by the coffin of Pope Francis throughout his funeral.
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Nuns collect for the funeral of Pope Francis in St. Peter’s Sq. in Vatican Metropolis.
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Monks provide Communion to these attending the funeral of Pope Francis in Vatican Metropolis.
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As Pope Francis’ funeral came about on the Vatican, Catholic believers attended a requiem Mass for him in Dili, East Timor, the place he visited final yr.
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Funeral Mass and homily honoring “a pope among the people”
The Mass was led by Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, the 91-year-old dean of the School of Cardinals, who additionally delivered a extremely private homily.
“He was a pope among the people, with an open heart towards everyone,” Re mentioned of Pope Francis, who died on the age of 88. “The guiding thread of his mission was also the conviction that the church is a home for all, a home with its doors always open.”
The dean of the School of Cardinals, Giovanni Battista Re, prays on the closed coffin through the funeral Mass for Pope Francis in St. Peter’s Sq..
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Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re speaks on the funeral of Pope Francis.
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Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re blesses the coffin of Pope Francis through the funeral ceremony.
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Italian Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re blesses the coffin of Pope Francis through the funeral ceremony.
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Crowds pay their final respects to Pope Francis
After the funeral Mass, the coffin of Pope Francis was taken in a procession via the streets of Rome to his last resting place, the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore (St. Mary Main). In his final will and testomony, Francis requested to be buried in that fifth-century church devoted to the Virgin Mary, the place he went to wish earlier than and after his overseas travels as pontiff.
A nun attends the funeral of Pope Francis in St. Peter’s Sq..
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Crowds collect to look at the procession of the Popemobile carrying the coffin of Pope Francis via the streets of Rome to his last resting place.
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Folks collect alongside streets close to the Colosseum to look at the funeral procession.
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Members of the clergy and a consultant group described by the Vatican because the “poor and needy” welcome the coffin of Pope Francis because it arrives on the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore for burial.
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The coffin of Pope Francis is carried by pallbearers into Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica in Rome for his burial.
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“Grazie Papa Francisco!”
A person in Rome holds up a newspaper with the headline “Grazie Papa Francisco!” (Thanks, Pope Francis) on the day of the the pope’s funeral, April 26, 2025.
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