What to Know
- Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re eulogized Pope Francis as a pope of the people, a pastor who knew how to communicate to the “least among us”
- President Donald Trump, accompanied by first lady Melania Trump, has been seated along with world leaders and foreign dignitaries in St. Peter’s Square.
- More than 250,000 faithful paid their last respects to Francis over three days of public viewing that ended Friday.
- Francis chose his place of burial outside the Vatican’s walls in St. Mary Major Basilica near an icon of the Madonna that he revered and often prayed before. Prisoners and migrants will usher him into the basilica, reflecting his priorities as pope.
- The work of the conclave to choose a new pope won’t start until at least May 5, after nine days of public mourning.
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