{"id":77826,"date":"2025-04-27T14:44:02","date_gmt":"2025-04-27T14:44:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nicheblog.top\/news\/thousands-lined-romes-streets-as-pope-francis-laid-to-rest-after-vatican-funeral-bbc-news\/"},"modified":"2025-04-27T14:44:02","modified_gmt":"2025-04-27T14:44:02","slug":"thousands-lined-romes-streets-as-pope-francis-laid-to-rest-after-vatican-funeral-bbc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nicheblog.top\/news\/thousands-lined-romes-streets-as-pope-francis-laid-to-rest-after-vatican-funeral-bbc-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Thousands lined Rome’s streets as Pope Francis laid to rest after Vatican funeral | BBC News"},"content":{"rendered":"

Pope Francis has been buried in Rome after a funeral ceremony and procession attended by hundreds of thousands of people and many heads of state.<\/p>\n

The first South American pontiff passed away on Monday aged 88, marking the end of a 12-year pontificate.<\/p>\n

Authorities said 140,000 had lined the streets, clapping and waving as the hearse \u2013 a repurposed white popemobile \u2013 crossed the Tiber river and drove past some of Rome’s most recognisable sights.<\/p>\n

Pope Francis was laid to rest at the Santa Maria Maggiore and buried in the righthand side of the church, near a beloved icon of the Virgin Mary. <\/p>\n

Subscribe here: http:\/\/bit.ly\/1rbfUog<\/a><\/p>\n

For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com\/news <\/p>\n

#PopeFrancis #PopeFuneral #BBCNews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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