# Presidents, royalty and simple mourners bade farewell to Pope Francis yesterday at a solemn funeral ceremony, where a cardinal appealed for the pontiff’s legacy of caring for migrants, the downtrodden and the environment to be kept alive. An estimated 250-thousand people attended the ceremony. U.S. President Donald Trump, who had clashed with the pope on several issues, sat with the rows of foreign dignitaries on one side of Francis’ coffin in St. Peter’s Square. The Argentine pope, who reigned for 12 years, died at the age of 88 on Monday after suffering a stroke.
Rome and the world bid farewell to Pope Francis with massive funeral and humble burial