The Latest: Francis is remembered as a ‘pope among the people’ as he is laid to rest

Pope Francis leaves behind a divided church

Among non-Catholics, Pope Francis, who was laid to rest yesterday, has been perhaps history's most popular Pope

Pope Francis laid to rest as 400,000 mourners honour his legacy ‘with open heart’

ROME, April 27 — Hundreds of thousands of mourners joined world leaders, including US President Donald Trump, to bid farewell yesterday to Pope Francis, a champion of the poor who strived to forge a more compassionate Catholic church. The Vatican said 400,000 people packed St Peter’s Square and lined the streets of Rome for the funeral of the first Latin American leader of the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics. After a solemn funeral, the Argentine …

The mourners said goodbye to Pope Francis at a funeral that highlighted his concern for the "most peripherals of the peripheries."

Pope Francis laid to rest in historic funeral ceremony

Almost half a million people packed into St. Peter's Square on Saturday to say farewell to Pope Francis. Dignitaries from around the world attended the funeral mass. NBC News Correspondent Anne Thompson reports.

Pope Francis laid to rest as the world mourns man ‘with an open heart’

Among the emotional scenes, 52-year-old Guatemalan pilgrim Maria Vicente clutched her rosary and wept as the coffin entered the basilica.

Francis is remembered as a ‘pope among the people’ as he is laid to rest

While presidents and princes attended, prisoners and migrants met Francis' coffin outside St. Mary Major Basilica, reflecting his priorities as pope.