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Pope Francis Laid to Rest in Grand Funeral

Pope Francis Laid to Rest in Grand Funeral

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Pope Francis, the first South American pope, was laid to rest in a grand funeral at St. Peter's Basilica on Saturday. Heads of state, royals, and religious leaders attended the ceremony, where his cypress coffin, topped with an open gospel, was present. Hundreds of thousands of mourners filled St. Peter's Square to pay their respects to the late pontiff, whose 12-year papacy both revitalized and sparked divisions within the Catholic Church.

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