New Delhi, April 26 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that the world will always remember His Holiness Pope Francis for his service to society.

"Rashtrapati Ji pays homage to His Holiness, Pope Francis on behalf of the people of India. The world will always remember his service to society," PM Modi said in a post on X.

On Friday, President Droupadi Murmu paid homage to Pope Francis at Saint Peter's Basilica in Vatican City along with senior Indian ministers, the Ministry of External Affairs said.

She was accompanied by Union Minister for Parliamentary Affairs and Minority Affairs, Kiren Rijiju, and Minister of State for Minority Affairs and Fisheries, Animal Husbandry, and Dairying, George Kurian, as mentioned by the Min...