Scenes from Pope Francis’ final funeral rite
The final funeral rite and burial of the late leader of the Catholic Church, Pope Francis, were held on Saturday, April 26, 2025.
The funeral rite, which took place at St. Peter’s Square, saw over a quarter of a million people from all walks of life in attendance.
Around 130 foreign delegations from various countries, including heads of state, were among the attendees at the late Pope’s burial Mass.
Notable world leaders present at the ceremony included the President of the United States, Donald Trump; the President of France, Emmanuel Macron; the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Keir Starmer; the Prime Minister of Italy, Giorgia Meloni; and the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
The solemn liturgy was presided over by Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, the Dean of the College of Cardinals, who was joined by around 250 cardinals, patriarchs, archbishops, bishops, priests, and consecrated religious.
One of the most poignant moments of the event occurred when the patriarchs of the Eastern Catholic Churches rendered a heavenly chant to pay their last respects to the late Pope.
After the burial Mass, the late Pope’s mortal remains were driven to the Basilica of St. Mary Major, where he had personally chosen to be laid to rest.
See videos and pictures of the event below:
Over a quarter of a million people from all walks of life gathered in St. Peter’s Square on Saturday to bid their final farewell to Pope Francis at his Requiem Mass.
The solemn liturgy was presided over by Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, Dean of the College of Cardinals, who was… pic.twitter.com/wyfUdycNk8
— Vatican News (@VaticanNews) April 26, 2025
Pope Francis’ coffin has been entombed.
The Pope’s final resting place is the Basilica of St. Mary Major in central Rome.
Hundreds of thousands of people lined the streets to watch as his coffin was brought from the Vatican to the Basilica.
The Pope is the first in over a… pic.twitter.com/50HhHs9LIP
— Vatican News (@VaticanNews) April 26, 2025
Pope Francis’ mortal remains are carried aboard the popemobile through the streets of Rome to their eternal resting place at the Basilica of St. Mary Major, and his coffin pauses for a final salute to the ancient icon of Mary Salus Populi Romani. pic.twitter.com/i7CameHuDQ
— Vatican News (@VaticanNews) April 26, 2025
Scenes from the Requiem Mass for Pope Francis pic.twitter.com/yQCnkomrk0
— Vatican News (@VaticanNews) April 26, 2025
Pope Francis was buried in the side aisle of the Basilica of St Mary Major, between the Pauline Chapel, where his beloved icon of Our Lady ‘Salus Populi Romani’ is located, and the Sforza Chapel.
The Pope’s burial rite was preceded by the singing of four psalms and accompanied… pic.twitter.com/EYDUVZsZ4U
— Vatican News (@VaticanNews) April 26, 2025
The final valediction at the conclusion of the Solemn Requiem Mass for Pope Francis pic.twitter.com/aouq1G1ZXz
— Vatican News (@VaticanNews) April 26, 2025
Cardinal Makrickas says the Pope now rests “under the loving gaze of his mother”.
The Cardinal was presiding over a recitation of the Rosary prayer in suffrage of Pope Francis.
Cardinal Makrickas, who is Coadjutor Archpriest of the Basilica of Saint Mary Major, where the Pope… pic.twitter.com/dJt2SocQsG
— Vatican News (@VaticanNews) April 26, 2025
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