Photos: Pope Francis is laid to rest and mourned around the world (2025)

Photos: Pope Francis is laid to rest : The Picture Show Pope Francis was honored with a funeral Mass Saturday morning in the Vatican City's St. Peter's Square. These are some of the images that captured the grief of those mourning him around the world.

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The coffin of Pope Francis is carried during the funeral Mass of Pope Francis in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, April 26, 2025. Kai Pfaffenbach/Reuters hide caption

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Pope Francis, who died Monday at the age of 88 after 12 years as the head of the Roman Catholic Church, was honored with a funeral Saturday morning in St. Peter's Square in front of the Papal Basilica in Vatican City.

The Mass was presided over by Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, the dean of the College of Cardinals, and attended by leaders from all over the world.

We take a look at the funeral and the people mourning him throughout the world today:

Funeral Mass

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Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, the 91-year-old dean of the College of Cardinals, leads the funeral Mass of Pope Francis in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican. Yara Nardi/Reuters hide caption

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The coffin of Pope Francis is carried in front of dignitaries during his funeral. Gregorio Borgia/AP hide caption

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The book of the Gospels lies on the coffin of Pope Francis during his funeral ceremony. Alessandra Tarantino/AP hide caption

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A photograph taken from St Peter Basilica shows a general view of late Pope Francis' coffin. Alberto Pizzoli/Getty Images hide caption

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Cardinals attend the funeral of Pope Francis in St. Peter's Square on April 26, 2025 in Vatican City, Vatican. Dan Kitwood/Getty Images hide caption

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Youssef Absi, Patriarch of Antioch and All the Orient, of Alexandria and of Jerusalem and head of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church, blesses the coffin during the funeral of Pope Francis in St. Peter's Square on Saturday in Vatican City. Antonio Masiello/Getty Images hide caption

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Attendees and nuns stand in the street as they wait before late Pope Francis' funeral ceremony. Jeff Pachoud/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

World Leaders

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President Trump walks, on the day of the funeral Mass of Pope Francis. Nathan Howard/Reuters hide caption

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Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky, center, and his wife Olena Zelenska, left, stand alongside other leaders including India's President Droupadi Murmu, second right, and Hungary's President Tamas Sulyok, right, as they attend the late Pope Francis' funeral ceremony. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Prince William before the funeral ceremony of Pope Francis. Jakub Porzycki/Getty Images hide caption

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World leaders and royals attend the funeral ceremony of late Pope Francis. Andreas Solaro/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Former President Biden speaks with attendees as he arrives ahead of the late Pope Francis' funeral. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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France's President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte Macron watch as the coffin of Pope Francis is carried by pallbearers during his funeral. Dylan Martinez/Reuters hide caption

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Heads of State and other dignitaries stand during the funeral of Pope Francis. Markus Schreiber/AP hide caption

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President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump arrive ahead of the late Pope Francis' funeral ceremony Tiziana Fabi/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Procession through Rome

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The coffin of Pope Francis passes the Colosseum in Rome. Bernat Armangue/AP hide caption

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People gather along the road as the coffin of late Pope Francis is transported from St Peter's Basilica to Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica during the funeral ceremony. Piero Cruciatti/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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ROME, ITALY - APRIL 26: People line the streets as the coffin of Pope Francis is transported to the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore for burial on April 26, 2025 in Rome, Italy. Pope Francis died on April 21st, aged 88. Anointed in 2013, Argentinian Jorge Mario Bergoglio was the first Latin American and Jesuit Pope. Taking the name Francis after St Francis of Assisi, he was a more humble Pope than many of his predecessors and will be buried outside of the Vatican in a simple wooden coffin at the Basilica Santa Maria Maggiore. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images) Christopher Furlong/Getty Images/Getty Images hide caption

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Members of the faithful gather before the funeral procession arrives at the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore during the funeral of Pope Francis on April 26, 2025 in Rome, Italy. Pope Francis died on April 21st at the age of 88. Alexi J. Rosenfeld/Getty Images hide caption

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People gather along the road as the coffin of the late Pope Francis is transported from St. Peter's Basilica to Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica during the funeral ceremony. Massimo Valicchia/Getty Images hide caption

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Final resting place

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Pallbearers carry the coffin of late Pope Francis into Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica, his final resting place, during his funeral ceremony. Piero Cruciatti/Getty Images hide caption

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A man holds a rose outside the Papal Basilica of Saint Mary Major, on the day of the funeral of Pope Francis,. Carlos Barria/Reuters hide caption

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People hold white roses as pallbearers carry the coffin of Pope Francis inside the Papal Basilica of Saint Mary Major. Alkis Konstantinidis/Reuters hide caption

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The coffin of late Pope Francis is carried by pallbearers into Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica. Stefano Costantino/Getty Images hide caption

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World mourns

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An aerial image shows Catholic believers holding candles during Pope Francis's requiem mass at the Esplanade of Tasitolu in Dili, East Timor, where he held a Mass in September last year, on April 26, 2025, as his funeral takes place in Vatican. Yasuyoshi Chiba/Getty Images hide caption

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A Catholic man watches a live telecast of the funeral for the late Pope Francis taking place at St Peter's Square in the Vatican, in Colombo. Ishara S. Kodikara/Getty Images hide caption

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A woman holds a photo of Pope Francis in front of the Buenos Aires Cathedral on April 26, 2025, before a mass to bid him farewell. Luis Robayo/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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A woman reacts as she watches a screen displaying the funeral service of Pope Francis at the Vatican, at the Assumption Cathedral, in Bangkok, Thailand. Chalinee Thirasupa/Reuters hide caption

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The Obelisk is illuminated with the image of the late Pope Francis at Plaza de la Republica square in Buenos Aires on April 25, 2025, on the eve of his burial to be held at the Vatican. Pope Francis died on April 21, 2025, aged 88. Juan Mabromata/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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