Pope Francis presides as Pope Benedict XVI is laid to rest (photos)
Pope Francis has said his final farewell to his predecessor as he bowed his head and touched the coffin of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI at his funeral service in St Peter’s Square. The former pope died on December 31 in the Mater Ecclesiae Monastery inside the Vatican. At the funeral’s end, the coffin was carried by 12 white-gloved pallbearers…