Francis laid to rest as 400,000 people mourn with open hearts.
by Maryam Dauda Garba.
Pope francis was laid to rest in rome on saturday after a vatican funeral for the ''pope among the people'' attended by hundreds of thousands of mourners including U S president Donald trump.
Francis who died form stroke;heart failure passed away at the age of 88. After a solemn funeral in hushed crowds, francis plain wooden coffin - a testament to life of humility was driven slowly to rome santa maria maggiore church.where he will be interred in a private ceremony.
Francis was a pope among the people with an open heart,who strove for a more compassionate open minded catholic church,cardinal Giovanni Battista Re said in his homily.
There as applause from the masses gahered under the blue skies as he hailed the popes's conviction that the churuch is a home for all. a home with open doors