Before becoming Pope Francis, who died on Monday 21 April 2025 at the age of 88, Jorge Bergoglio had a very different life and was possibly also in love.

A trainee priest who is studying in Rome has said it was "a privilege to say goodbye" to Pope Francis. Dominic Redcliffe from Liverpool said he had prayed for the Pope and given thanks "for his gentleness and care for all" while he was among the crowds attending the Pope's funeral earlier.

Pope Francis, the pontiff whose acts of love and humility rippled through his papacy, was laid to rest in a service he deliberately simplified.