New Delhi, April 26 -- Around 400,000 mourners packed St. Peter's Square and the surrounding streets of Rome on Saturday (April 26) to pay tribute to Pope Francis, who led the Catholic Church since 2013 and was known as a champion of the poor.

After a solemn funeral, Pope Francis's plain wooden coffin, symbolising his humility, was slowly driven to Santa Maria Maggiore, his favorite Roman church. There, in a private ceremony, he was interred in a marble tomb inscribed simply: "Franciscus".

More than 50 heads of state attended, including US President Donald Trump, who met several leaders before the ceremony - notably Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky - marking their first meeting since a heated Oval Office clash in February.

Trump, despite p...