Author: Al Jazeera
Published on: 26/04/2025 | 00:00:00
AI Summary:
Pope Francis laid to rest in Rome following solemn, hours-long funeral rites. Argentinian pontiff died earlier this week from a stroke and cardiac arrest at the age of 88. Al Jazeera understands that a second meeting between Trump and Zelenskyy is expected after the service. Former US President Joe Biden also attended, alongside other world leaders including Argentina’s President Javier Milei. Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re delivered a moving funeral homily. Francis’s body lay in state at St Mary Major Basilica. The Vatican kept its doors open overnight to accommodate the crowds. His final resting place, a plain tomb in a Roman church that has not held papal remains in centuries, reflects the humility and independence that defined Francis’ papacy.
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