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Pope Francis’ funeral at the Vatican in pictures

Pope Francis’ funeral at the Vatican in pictures
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General view of St. Peter’s Square as pallbearers carry the coffin during Pope Francis’ funeral on April 26, 2025 in Vatican City, Vatican. Pope Francis died on April 21 at the age of 88. Born in Argentina as Jorge Mario Bergoglio, he was the first Latin American and the first Jesuit to become pope when elected in 2013. Taking the name Francis after St. Francis of Assisi, he promoted a humbler version of the papacy than many of his predecessors. He will be buried outside the Vatican in a simple wooden coffin at the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore.

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