Francis died on April 26 at 88 years old.
Pope Francis, the 266th pope of the Roman Catholic Church, was buried Saturday, April 26 at the Basilica of Saint Mary Major after dying one week ago at 88 years old.
Francis, who took his name after Saint Francis of Assisi, was known for his outreach to the poor and those in poverty and that will be reflected in his minimalist burial at Saint Mary Major. He is the first pope to be buried outside the Vatican in over a century and the first to be buried at Santa Maria Maggiore in more than 300 years.
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The Holy Communion is being distributed among the cardinals at the funeral of Pope Francis.
After the cardinals receive the Holy Communion, they will then distribute it among the crowd throughout St. Peter's Square.
The Liturgy of the Eucharist is being read at the funeral of Pope Francis -- which is where bread and wine are consecrated, becoming the body and blood of Jesus Christ.
It is a central act of worship in the Catholic church where believers and worshippers participate in the eternal sacrifice of Christ.
Pope Francis was remembered on Saturday as a unifying force, a leader who "sought to shed light on the problems of our time with the wisdom of the Gospel."
"Rich in human warmth and deeply sensitive to today's challenges, Pope Francis truly shared the anxieties, sufferings and hopes of this time of globalization," Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re said in a liturgy during Francis' funeral.
Battista Re added, "He gave of himself by comforting and encouraging us with a message capable of reaching people's hearts in a direct and immediate way."
The cardinal praised Francis for giving himself to the church up until his final full day, when he appeared during an Easter celebration to bless the faithful who had gathered at the Vatican.
Francis maintained a "temperament and form of pastoral leadership" throughout his years leading the church, Battista Re said. And he was "guided by the light of faith" as he encouraged everyone -- from world leaders to the leagues of faithful -- to "live as Christians amid the challenges and contradictions in recent years, which he loved to describe as an 'epochal change.'"
"Faced with the raging wars of recent years, with their inhuman horrors and countless deaths and destruction, Pope Francis incessantly raised his voice imploring peace and calling for reason and honest negotiation to find possible solutions," Battista Re said.
He added, "War, [Francis] said, results in the death of people and the destruction of homes, hospitals and schools. War always leaves the world worse.
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Zelenskyy and his wife, Olena Zelenska, are seated about seven people away from Trump and first lady Melania Trump, according to the press pool.
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