Pope Francis was eulogized by Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re at his funeral Mass Saturday in St. Peter’s Square. Re remembered Francis as a "pope among the people, with an open heart towards everyone." ...

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Around 250,000 people gathered at the Vatican on Saturday to give thanks for the leadership of Pope Francis and say goodbye. Thousands more lined the streets of Rome to catch sight of the burial ...

NEW YORK CITY (WABC) -- Under a majestic, bright blue sky, an open-air funeral Mass was held on Saturday morning for a man who looked to open the Church to the masses. More than 250,000 people, ...

Cardinals take their seats for the funeral of Pope Francis in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican, Saturday, April 26, 2025. (Credit: Gregorio Borgia/AP.) Listen ROME – During his funeral Mass Saturday, ...

Editor’s Note: On April 26, 2025, Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, primary celebrant of Pope Francis’ funeral, offered the following homily as published by the Vatican. In this majestic St. Peter’s ...

VATICAN CITY — World leaders and Catholic faithful bade farewell to Pope Francis in a funeral Saturday that highlighted his concern for the “most peripheral of the peripheries” and reflected his ...

The funeral for Pope Francis took place Saturday morning, with many world leaders and some 200,000 people attending. Following the funeral service, Francis’ body will be entombed at the Papal Basilica ...

Hundreds of thousands of mourners packed into St. Peter’s Square Saturday morning in Rome to say farewell to Pope Francis, remembered as an everyman who had an uncompromising sense of equality who ...