U.S. Vice President JD Vance, a Catholic who has clashed with Pope Francis over the Trump administration's immigration policies, took part in a religious service at the Vatican on Friday but the convalescing pope did not attend.

The bells of St. Peter’s Basilica tolled to mark the end of the funeral Mass in Vatican City, where mourners joined in a final send-off for a pontiff celebrated as a champion of the poor.

For Argentines saying goodbye to a countryman as well as a spiritual leader, the event is particularly poignant. "It's very impactful, vibrant, everything is very respectful but seeing him was unbelievable,