Pope Francis funeral updates: Pope Francis laid to rest after historic funeral in front of 250,000

President Trump and Ukraine's President Zelenskyy met privately earlier and had a "very productive session," White House Communications Director Steven Cheung told the press pool traveling with Trump.

Zelenskyy and his wife, Olena Zelenska, are seated about seven people away from Trump and first lady Melania Trump, according to the press pool.

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Former President Biden and former first lady Jill Biden are about four rows behind them.

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President Joe Biden awarded Pope Francis the Presidential Medal of Freedom with distinction during a phone call in January 2025. It was the only Presidential Medal of Freedom with distinction that Biden had awarded at that time.

"Pope Francis, your humility and your grace are beyond words, and your love for all is unparalleled," Biden posted on X. "As the People's Pope, you are a light of faith, hope, and love that shines brightly across the world."

The Vatican says about 200,000 people have flocked to Pope Francis' funeral mass.

The brief statement did not specify if that was in St. Peter's Square alone.

Mourners were lined up along Via della Conciliazione, which leads up to the Vatican, and followed the Mass on big screens in public squares in Rome, including outside the Santa Maria Major Basilica.

American Kielce Gussie, who works as a journalist at Vatican News, did the first reading in English -- several verses from the Acts of the Apostles -- at the funeral of Pope Francis.

Gussie, originally from Florida, completed her undergraduate degree in theology at Mount St. Mary's University.

American Kielce Gussie, who works as a journalist at Vatican News, did the first reading in English at the funeral of Pope Francis on Saturday.

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