Thousands Mourn Pope Francis

Thousand have gathered in Rome, Italy to pay their last respects to the late POPE FRANCIS who died on Monday.

The funeral of Pope Francis, who died on Easter Monday aged 88, is taking place in the Vatican.

Cardinal Giovanni Battista who is leading the mass said Pope Francis touched minds and hearts” and wanted to “build bridges, not walls”.

Dozens of leaders and dignitaries including Donald Trump, Volodymyr Zelensky, and Prince William – have joined an estimated 200,000 mourners, with 50,000 inside St Peter’s Square itself

Trump and Zelensky met inside St Peter’s Basilica before the funeral, with the White House calling the meeting “very productive”