Pope Francis laid to rest as Vatican urges continuation of his legacy

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Presidents, royalty, and over 250,000 mourners gathered at the Vatican on Saturday (April 26) to honour Pope Francis, who died at 88 after a 12-year reign.   Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re praised Francis' commitment to migrants, peace, and the environment, urging that his legacy not be forgotten.   Read more at https://tinyurl.com/3mbfbf9n  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00President, royalty, and thousands of mourners gathered in St. Peter's Square on Saturday

00:10to bid farewell to Pope Francis, as a cardinal urged that the late pontiff's legacy of compassion

00:16for migrants, the vulnerable, and the environment endure beyond his death.

00:21On one side of Francis' coffin sat U.S. President Donald Trump, whose views had often clashed

00:27with the popes. On the other were cardinals now tasked with choosing whether the next pope

00:33would continue Francis' vision of a more open, inclusive church, or steer it back toward

00:39conservative traditions. The Argentine pope, who had reigned for twelve years, died at the age of

00:4688 on Monday after suffering a stroke. The crowd packed into the square and surrounding streets

00:53erupted into applause when Ray praised Francis' advocacy for immigrants, peace, and climate

00:59action, and again when the casket was lifted at the end of the service.

01:03Now, dear Pope Francis, we ask you to pray for us.

01:26Francis' coffin was then placed on an open-topped popemobile and driven through the streets of Rome

01:50to St. Mary Major Basilica, fulfilling his wish to be buried there rather than in the traditional

01:56papal crypt beneath St. Peter's Basilica. The Vatican estimated more than 250,000 people

02:02attended the ceremony, which lasted two hours.

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