From the mightiest to the humble: Thousands gather for Pope Francis funeral | Religion News

From some of the world’s most powerful leaders to those on society’s margins whom Pope Francis always made a point to minister to, hundreds of thousands of people gathered at the Vatican for the funeral rites for the late pontiff.

US President Donald Trump and some 60 other heads of state and reigning sovereigns travelled to Rome from around the globe. The Vatican said “a group of the poor and the needy” would be on the steps of Saint Mary Major Basilica to pay homage to the first…