Watch CBS News Updated on: April 26, 2025 / 11:15 AM EDT / CBS News About 250,000 people attended the funeral service for Pope Francis on Saturday morning in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican, before the late leader of the Catholic Church was transported to the Papal Basilica of St. Mary Major (Santa Maria […]
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Thousands line streets of Rome as Pope Francis laid to rest after Vatican funeral – BBC
Pope Francis has been buried in Rome after a funeral ceremony and procession attended by hundreds of thousands of people and many heads of state.The first South American pontiff passed away on Monday aged 88, marking the end of a 12-year pontificate.As the Italian capital woke up to a hazy morning, teenage pilgrims, nuns and […]
Who is at the Pope's funeral in pictures: Trump, Macron, Prince William and others – BBC
Numerous world leaders and royals have gathered in Rome for Pope Francis' funeral.Among the most prominent figures at the Vatican's St Peter's Square on Saturday morning were Prince William, US President Donald Trump and his predecessor Joe Biden, Britain's Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron.Their attendance comes at a fragile time […]
Where Trump, other world leaders were sitting at Pope Francis' funeral – CBS News
Watch CBS News Updated on: April 26, 2025 / 5:19 PM EDT / CBS News Around 250,000 mourners flooded the streets of Rome to bid farewell to Pope Francis, widely known as the “People’s Pope,” at his funeral in St. Peter’s Square on Saturday morning. Dignitaries, heads of state and reigning monarchs were among those […]
Trump questions Putin's desire for peace after meeting Zelensky at the Vatican – BBC
Donald Trump has questioned Vladimir Putin's willingness to end the war in Ukraine following his meeting with the country's leader Volodymyr Zelensky on the sidelines of Pope Francis's funeral.Posting on social media after leaving Rome, Trump said he feared Putin was "tapping me along" after Moscow's strikes on Kyiv earlier this week, adding there was […]