Pope Francis’ funeral: Photo gallery

(NewsNation) — The funeral of Pope Francis in St. Peter’s Square in Vatican City drew around 200,000 people who bid farewell to the 88-year-old pontiff Saturday, according to the Vatican.

Francis’ body laid in state for three days at St. Peter’s Basilica since Wednesday. He will be the first pope since 1903 to be buried somewhere other than the Vatican, opting to be interred at St. Mary Major.

Crowds gathered outside in St. Peter’s Square for the funeral mass where Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, 91, delivered the Liturgy of the Word, or readings from scripture.

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