Overview

• Pope Francis, who passed away on April 21 at age 88, was interred in the Basilica Santa Maria Maggiore, fulfilling his wish for a humble burial.
• At least 400,000 mourners and delegations from 166 countries, including 12 monarchs and 52 heads of state, attended the funeral Mass at St. Peter’s Square.
• A six-kilometer funeral procession through Rome allowed thousands more to pay their respects as the Popemobile carried the late pope’s simple wooden coffin.
• US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy held a brief yet significant meeting at the funeral, their first since tensions earlier this year.
• The Novendiale mourning period continues, with cardinals set to convene for a conclave between May 5 and 10 to elect the next pope.