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Francis laid to rest as 400,000 mourn pope 'with an open heart'

Faithful attend Pope Francis' funeral ceremony at St Peter's Square in the Vatican on April 26, 2025. [AFP]

Hundreds of thousands of mourners joined world leaders, including US President Donald Trump, to bid farewell Saturday to Pope Francis, a champion of the poor who strived to forge a more compassionate Catholic church.

The Vatican said 400,000 people packed St Peter's Square and lined the streets of Rome for the funeral of the first Latin American leader of the world's 1.4 billion Catholics.

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