Pope Francis funeral updates: Pope Francis laid to rest after historic funeral in front of 250,000
Francis, 88, died on Monday at the Vatican.
Pope Francis, the 266th pope of the Roman Catholic Church, was buried Saturday at the Basilica of Saint Mary Major after dying one week ago at 88 years old.
Francis, who took his name after Saint Francis of Assisi, was known for his outreach to the poor and those in poverty and that will be reflected in his minimalist burial at Saint Mary Major. He is the first pope to be buried outside the Vatican in over a century and the first to be buried at Santa Maria Maggiore in more than 300 years.
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Francis prayed at chapel next to tomb before and after trips
The chapel next to where Francis was being buried is home to a Byzantine-style icon of the Madonna, the Salus Populi Romani.
Francis was particularly devoted, and reportedly would pray before the icon before and after each of his foreign trips during his 12 years as pope.
Crowds lining route close as the papal procession passed by
The thousands lining the streets of Rome applauded as the popemobile carrying Pope Francis’ simple wooden coffin passed by.
In some places, it seemed the streets were so narrow that mourners could almost reach out and touch the popemobile – as sometimes happened when Francis rode through St. Peter’s Square.
Thousands of people line the streets of Rome as Pope Francis heads to final resting place
Tens of thousands of people have lined the four-mile route between St. Peter's Basilica and Rome's Basilica of Saint Mary Major, where Pope Francis will be laid to rest this afternoon.
People could be seen crying and applauding the vehicle carrying his coffin as thousands took the final opportunity to thank Pope Francis.
The procession is taking the pope's body past a number of Rome's historical landmarks, including the Roman Forum and the Colosseum.
When Pope Francis arrives at Rome's Basilica of Saint Mary Major, it will be the last time he will be seen in public before he is buried, and the basilica reopens to visitors again on Sunday.
Bells toll for Pope Francis as funeral concludes
The coffin carrying Pope Francis was carried through the Holy Door of St. Peter's Basilica for a final time on Saturday morning as bells tolled for the pope throughout the Vatican.
The funeral, lasting over two hours, concluded with bells ringing for the pontiff as tens of thousands gathered to mourn.
Pope Francis' coffin will now be taken to Rome's Basilica of Saint Mary Major where he will be laid to rest.