His casket was then taken in a final journey to St. Mary Major, where the pope was met, according to his wishes, by dozens of Rome’s impoverished and needy, including prisoners,

Pope Francis' final journey concludes with a solemn and emotional ceremony. Watch the powerful moment as Holy Communion is distributed during the funeral mass, symbolizing the Last Supper and honoring the late pontiff's legacy.

The Pope, famous—perhaps foremost—for his insistence on simplicity and aversion to clerical glitz, wanted to be buried not at the Vatican but at the Papal Basilica of St. Mary Major, where before and after each of his international trips he went to pray.