Togetherness in Tears

An image of the Pope Francis is projected on a screen outside the Cathedral in Buenos Aires on Saturday as his funeral takes place in Rome. Natacha Pisarenko/ap

An aerial image shows Catholics holding candles during Pope Francis’ requiem mass at the Esplanade of Tasitolu on Saturday in Dili, East Timor, where he held a Mass in September 2024. YASUYOSHI CHIBA/AFP/Getty

A mourner attends Pope Francis’s requiem mass Saturday in East Timor. VALENTINO DARIELL DE SOUSA/AFP/Getty

Clergy sit during the funeral of Pope Francis in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican on Saturday. Markus Schreiber/ap

Nuns watch the funeral of Pope Francis from a window overlooking St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican on Saturday. Andreea Alexandru/ap