Pope Francis leads Pope Benedict’s funeral mass at St Peter’s Square

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The funeral mass for late Pope Benedict XVI, pope emeritus, held St Peter’s Square in the Vatican City on Thursday.

The mass was led by his successor of Pope Francis.

A mass choir also sang at the Mass for the first pontiff to have resigned since the Middle Ages.

Pope Francis leads Pope Benedict's funeral mass at St Peter's Square

Benedict’s plain, cypress wood coffin sits in Vatican Square, which is packed with attendees.

The Pope emeritus died on Saturday.

Pope Francis leads Pope Benedict's funeral mass at St Peter's Square

 

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