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Pope Francis has been buried in Rome after a funeral ceremony and procession attended by hundreds of thousands of people and many heads of state.

Some 55 heads of state, 14 heads of government and 12 reigning monarchs joined mourners for the open-air service in front of the basilica.

For it will be one of the largest gatherings of global heads of state and government since the funeral of the late Queen in 2022.

This is in marked contrast to the heads of state or government who will be attending from most major nations, including US President Donald Trump.

But as a head of state and leader of more than a billion Catholics worldwide, it will still be a spectacle of ceremony and tradition.