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THE PEOPLE’S POPE: From palaces to streets, a final tribute to Pope Francis
A VIEW of the funeral of Pope Francis in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican, April 26, 2025. AP/GREGORIO BORGIA
By Nicole Winfield & Colleen Barry
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ATICAN CITY—World leaders and Catholic faithful bade farewell to Pope Francis in a funeral Saturday that highlighted his concern for the “most peripheral of the peripheries” and reflected his wishes as pastor. Continued on A2
THE coffin of Pope Francis is carried into St. Peter’s Square for his funeral. AP/MARKUS SCHREIBER
A BLACK veil is draped over a picture of Pope Francis displayed inside the offices of the Cathedral of St. Mary, Monday, April 21, 2025, in Miami. AP/REBECCA BLACKWELL
A ZINC lid seals the body of late Pope Francis in his casket. VATICAN MEDIA VIA AP
UKRAINE’S President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and US President Donald Trump, talk as they attend the funeral of Pope Francis. UKRAINIAN
PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and his wife Louise arrive for the funeral of Pope Francis. AP/MARKUS
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PESO EXCHANGE RATES n US 56.5210 n JAPAN 0.3962 n UK 75.4103 n HK 7.2853 n CHINA 7.7534 n SINGAPORE 43.1162 n AUSTRALIA 36.2130 n EU 64.3774 n KOREA 0.0395 n SAUDI ARABIA 15.0683 Source: BSP (April 25, 2025)