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VATICAN CITY (AP) — World leaders and rank-and-file Catholic faithful bade farewell to Pope Francis in a funeral Saturday that highlighted his concern for people on the peripheries and reflected his wish to be remembered as a simple pastor.

This is a photo collection curated by AP photo editors. The Associated Press

This is a photo collection curated by AP photo editors. The Associated Press

This is a photo collection curated by AP photo editors. The Associated Press

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Thousands of young people from around the world had come to Rome expecting to rejoice this weekend in the canonization of the first millennial saint during the Vatican’s Holy Year.

ROME (AP) — President Donald Trump on Saturday paid his respects to Pope Francis , occupying a front-row seat in sunlit St.

VATICAN CITY (AP) — World leaders and Catholic faithful bade farewell to Pope Francis in a funeral Saturday that highlighted his concern for people on the “most peripheral of the peripheries” and reflected his wishes to be remembered as a simple past

Cardinals from around the world have converged on Rome for the funeral of Pope Francis and upcoming meetings that will determine the next leader of the Catholic Church.

Canadians in the crowds that descended on St. Peter's Square for Pope Francis's funeral said the relatively simple ceremony seemed a fitting farewell for the famously humble pontiff. While those who made it into St.

VATICAN CITY (AP) — World dignitaries and Catholic faithful attended Pope Francis’ funeral in St. Peter’s Square on Saturday.