The bells of St. Peter’s Basilica tolled to mark the end of the funeral Mass in Vatican City, where mourners joined in a final send-off for a pontiff celebrated as a champion of the poor.

Mourners bid farewell to Pope Francis in a funeral that highlighted his concern for the 'most peripheral of the peripheries.'

World dignitaries and Catholic faithful attended Pope Francis’ funeral in St. Peter’s Square on Saturday.Despite the presence of presidents and princes, prisoners and migrants ushered him into the basilica where he will be buried,