World leaders join 400,000 mourners at Pope Francis’ funeral

World leaders join 400,000 mourners at Pope Francis’ funeral

World leaders join 400,000 mourners at Pope Francis’ funeral." More than 400,000 people gathered in St Peter's Square for the Pope’s funeral, filling the streets as his coffin was carried through Rome to the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore for a private burial, where they paid their final respects. It was also a dramatic moment for international diplomacy, marked by the meeting between Presidents Trump and Zelenskyy, and Cardinal Battista’s address, where he stated that the Pope had called for ‘honest negotiation’ and believed that war always leaves the world in a worse state than before Pope Francis,Pope,Francis,Catholic,Catholic Church,Vatican,Papal Legacy,Papacy,In Memoriam,Pope Francis remembered,Pontiff,Easter Monday,Papal Funeral,Global Mourning,Religious Leader,Legacy of Pope Francis,World Reactions,Conclave,St Peters Basilica,Vatican News,Pope Francis Tribute,Holy See,Pope News,Francis News,Pope Francis News,Channel 4 News,Trump,Zelenskyy,Ukraine,USA,United States of America,Russia,Putin,Macron,France,Starmer,UK,War,Conflict