The world paid its respects to Pope Francis this Saturday, April 26 as the leader of 1.4 billion Catholics was laid to his final resting place in Rome following an hours-long funeral rite at St Peter’s Square in the Vatican.
The former sovereign had passed away earlier this week from a stroke and cardiac arrest.
It was a bright, sunny day in Rome, with tens of thousands of people showing up to honor the Argentinian pontiff, with queues beginning during the early hours of the day. The ceremony was officiated by Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re.
