Tearful crowd gathers as Pope Francis is carried to his final resting place

VATICAN CITY — Early Saturday morning, Pope Francis’ Coffin arrived at St. Mary Major, his final resting place.

The faithful began filing out after a solemn funeral mass in honor of Pope Francis. At the end, the crowd clapped in unison as 14 white gloved pall bearers tilted the casket toward the crowd.

It was a powerful end to a mass peppered with tears and cheers.

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Once his casket was loaded onto a makeshift popemobile, his remains were carried down

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