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Rome, Apr. 26,\u00a0(dpa\/GNA)\u00a0\u2013\u00a0The late Pope Francis was honoured at his funeral service in the Vatican on Saturday for his commitment to serving the poor and needy.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe touched hearts,\u201d said Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, who led the Requiem Mass in front of 200,000 people amassed in St Peter\u2019s Square.<\/p>\n
\u201cCountless were his gestures and exhortations in favour of refugees and displaced persons,\u201d the cardinal said, \u201cand he was also tireless in his commitment to the poor.\u201d<\/p>\n
Cardinal Re thanked the mourners for coming and for the global outbreak of sympathy following Francis\u2019s death on Easter Monday.<\/p>\n
He also highlighted Francis\u2019 opposition to violence and conflict.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn the face of the many wars raging in recent years, with their inhuman atrocities, their countless deaths and their immeasurable destruction, Pope Francis raised his voice incessantly to ask for peace and to call for reason,\u201d the cardinal said.<\/p>\n
\u201cAfter war, the world is always worse off than before. It is always a painful and dramatic defeat for everyone.\u201d<\/p>\n
Among the state guests at the funeral service was Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, whose country has been defending itself against Russia\u2019s war of aggression for more than three years.<\/p>\n
Also in attendance was US President Donald Trump, who listened on as Re said that Francis had always urged people to build bridges \u201cand not walls.\u201d<\/p>\n
The late pope shared people\u2019s fears, suffering and hopes \u201cwith great human warmth and deep sensitivity,\u201d the cardinal said.<\/p>\n
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