Crowds of mourners and dignitaries pay respects to Pope Francis at funeral service

'Unexpected gift': Pope Francis farewelled in Australia

The late Pope Francis has been remembered as a "voice for the voiceless" and a "beacon of light"...

Pope's Mourners Put Their Loss Into Words

People gathered at churches and in streets in Vatican City and around the world to mourn Pope Francis on Saturday, the day of his funeral . They talked about their appreciation for his papacy as well as the connection they felt to him. Per the AP , Reuters , the BBC , the New...

‘A living Gospel’: What mourners say about Pope Francis

Pope Francis’ funeral was celebrated in Saint Peter’s Square on April 26 with more than 150,000 participants mourning the pontiff.Cardinals at the funeral Mass of Pope Francis in St. Peter’s Square on April 26, 2025. Edgar Beltrán/Pillar Media.Some had initially come to Rome for the cancelled canonization of Blessed Carlo Acutis, while others lived in Rome, and some said they felt the push to travel to the Vatican, to bid farewell to Pope Franci…

Key moments from Pope Francis' funeral as mourners bid farewell to late pontiff

Pope Francis was laid to rest Saturday at the Basilica of St. Mary Major in Rome after dying at 88 years old on April 21.

After the funeral of Pope Francis on Saturday, rest is expected in Rome. Say and write 400,000 people are said to have participated in the funeral of the Holy Father. "It was an extraordinary day, on which both the citizens of Rome and the faithful from all over the world, with great sympathy, took farewell to Pope Francis. 400,000 people experienced a historic moment and thanks to the commitment of all the people, the day went solemnly and quie…

Pope Francis' Legacy Celebrated by Mourners at His Funeral

Pope Francis was laid to rest in Rome on Saturday with a moving, multi-lingual ceremony that reflected his humble approach to the papacy and the global adoration he enjoyed as the “People’s Pope.” Hundreds of thousands of people gathered on the streets around St. Peter’s Square in the Vatican to pay their final respects to a man whose message, from the very first days of his papacy in March 2013 to his last on 21 April 2025, was that the church …