Thousands line streets of Rome as Pope Francis laid to rest after Vatican funeral
Summary
Pope Francis, who was the first Pope from South America, passed away and was buried in Rome. His funeral happened this week and was attended by many people including big leaders from different countries.Key Facts
- Pope Francis was from South America. He was the first Pope from that area.
- He died recently at 88 years old. He had been Pope for 12 years.
- Lots of people came to his funeral in Rome, including important leaders from different countries.
- Many streets around the area of the funeral were closed for safety and because of all the people visiting.
- The funeral happened in the morning and many people, like priests and nuns, walked quietly to the Vatican.
- More than 8,000 police officers from all over Italy were there to keep everyone safe.
- Two young people, Jessica from Mexico and Cyril from the U.S., got up very early to get good spots to watch the funeral.
- Many big leaders, like Presidents Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky, were at the funeral.
- A lot of people were seen and heard clapping during the funeral when certain things happened, like when Pope Francis's coffin was shown.
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