BUENOS AIRES - Argentines bid farewell to Pope Francis on Saturday, holding a massive open-air mass in front of the cathedral where he served as the archbishop of Buenos Aires before his papacy. Read more at straitstimes.

Before he became Pope Francis, Jorge Mario Bergoglio was the archbishop of his hometown Buenos Aires. On April 26, Argentina’s capital city held an outdoor Mass remembering their humble priest after his official funeral in Rome,

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,