World bids farewell to Pope Francis with pilgrims and the powerful among 400,000 at funeral
Applause rings out as late pontiff’s wooden coffin carried from altar of St Peter’s Basilica for open-air ceremonyPope Francis has been eulogised as “a pope among the people, with an open heart towards everyone” during a funeral mass that brought 400,000 mourners to Rome, from pilgrims and refugees to powerful world leaders and royalty.Francis, 88, died on Monday after a stroke and subsequent heart failure, setting into motion a series of centuries-old rituals and a huge, meticulously planned logistical and security operation not seen in Italy since the funeral of John Paul II in April 2005. Continue reading...
Applause rings out as late pontiff’s wooden coffin carried from altar of St Peter’s Basilica for open-air ceremony
Pope Francis has been eulogised as “a pope among the people, with an open heart towards everyone” during a funeral mass that brought 400,000 mourners to Rome, from pilgrims and refugees to powerful world leaders and royalty.
Francis, 88, died on Monday after a stroke and subsequent heart failure, setting into motion a series of centuries-old rituals and a huge, meticulously planned logistical and security operation not seen in Italy since the funeral of John Paul II in April 2005. Continue reading...
