Pope Francis Funeral Draws Large Crowds Under Sunny Skies With Global Media and World Leaders Gathered at Vatican

Pope Francis' funeral attended by world leaders, royals and pilgrims

A funeral and procession for Pope Francis has been attended by 400,000 - bringing together royals, world leaders, pilgrims and refugees. The first Latin American pope has been remembered as a champion for peace, inclusion, and mercy.

World leaders and faithful mourners bid solemn farewell to Pope Francis

Pope Francis was laid to rest Saturday after a solemn Requiem Mass outside Saint Peter’s Basilica. On the same day, President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymr Zelenskyy met at the Vatican to discuss hopes for lasting peace. Special correspondent Malcolm Brabant reports from Rome.

The funeral of Pope Francis has produced large and surprising images, but the political consequences of the visit of Trump, Selensky and Co. to the Vatican are open.

World leaders reminded of Pope Francis’s calls for peace at Vatican funeral

It emerged that US leader Donald Trump and Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky met before the mass. Pope Francis’s calls for peace have been repeated at his funeral, as world leaders including the US and Ukraine presidents attended a gathering of 200,000 to mourn his loss. US leader Donald Trump and Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky were pictured meeting inside St Peter’s Basilica ahead of the late pontiff’s requiem mass. The face-to-face encounter was the …

Thousands of believers from all over the world gathered in the Vatican before the funeral ceremony.

Huge crowd, world leaders attend Pope Francis's funeral - General News

Huge crowds of mourners and dozens of world leaders were in Saint Peter's Square on Saturday for the funeral of Pope Francis, who died on Monday aged 88 after 12 years at the helm of the Catholic Church. (ANSA)