Faithful attend a mass to bid farewell to Pope Francis in front of the Buenos Aires Cathedral on April 26, 2025. With songs, candles, flags, and prayers, Buenos Aires mourners marked the burial of pontiff and native son Pope Francis on Saturday. As the 88-year-old was being laid to rest an ocean away in Rome, thousands gathered by Buenos Aires' cathedral for dawn vigils and a mass of remembrance. (Credit: AFP)
With songs, candles, tears and prayers, Buenos Aires mourners marked the burial of pontiff and native son Pope Francis Saturday.
As the 88-year-old was being laid to rest an ocean away in Rome, thousands gathered in his hometown cathedral for a dawn vigil, solemn mass and procession of remembrance.
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