POPE FRANCIS has been laid to rest at the basilica of Saint MARY major in Rome, in a simple underground tomb with just his papal name: FRANCISCUS.

His funeral today attracted as many as 250,000 people, rich and poor alike, who came to pay their respects.

Cardinal GIOVANNI BATTISTA RE, who eulogized POPE FRANCIS, memorialized him as a pope among the people, with an open heart towards everyone.

After the funeral mass on St Peter’s Square, the pope’s coffin was moved to the Basilica of Saint Mary Major for a private burial.

World leaders, including U.S. President DONALD TRUMP and Argentine President JAVIER MILEI, President of the Nigerian Senate; SEN. GODSWILL AKPABIO, along with royalty, converged on Rome for the funeral.

The Vatican said that 164 delegations are confirmed, including 54 heads of state and 12 reigning sovereigns.