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Pope Francis has been laid to rest at Santa Maria Maggiore, also known as Saint Mary Major.
Born Jorge Mario Bergoglio to Regina Maria Sivori and Mario Jose Francisco in Argentina, Pope Francis, 88, died on Monday, April 21, 2025. According to the Vatican, the former leader of the Catholic Church died of a stroke and cardiac arrest. His final public appearance was on Easter Sunday.
The pope is the first in more than a century to not be buried beneath St Peter’s Basilica.
President Donald Trump and many other world leaders attended Saturday morning's funeral service.
"Rest in Peace Pope Francis! May God Bless him and all who loved him!" Trump said in a post on Truth Social following the pope's passing.
Also attending the funeral in Vatican City were former president Joe Biden and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, whom Trump had a sit-down conversation with.