The cardinal added: “He had great spontaneity and an informal way of addressing everyone, even those far from the Church.

A number of dignitaries couldn't resist pulling out their mobiles to take pictures and videos of the late Pope's humble ...

After the Mass, Francis' coffin was placed on an open-air popemobile and tranported to the burial site outside the Vatican by a motorcade that traversed the streets of Rome, lined by cheering crowds.