Pope Francis's coffin sealed after public viewing and funeral Mass

Pope Francis's wooden coffin was sealed in a private ceremony at the Vatican after over 250,000 worshippers paid their respects during a public viewing.

The funeral Mass, presided over by Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, was attended by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and approximately 50 other heads of state.

During the Mass, Cardinal Re called for Pope Francis's legacy of caring for migrants, the downtrodden, and nature to live on, and echoed the late Pope's call for peace.

Following the funeral, Pope Francis's coffin was carried in a procession through Rome and then taken to the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore, where a group of the poor welcomed him with white roses.

His tomb at the Basilica of St. Mary Major is now open to the public, and the Novembiales, or nine days of mourning and prayer, continue.