A Mass was held at Saint Patrick's Cathedral in New York City in honor of Pope Francis on Saturday as people around the world watched the late pontiff's funeral and said their final goodbyes.

An estimated 250,000 people filled St. Peter’s Square and beyond to pay their final respects at the funeral Mass for Pope Francis, who died on Monday at 88.

The honor of delivering the first reading at Pope Francis’ funeral Mass on Saturday fell to Kielce Gussie, an American who works as a reporter with Vatican News. It was, she said on social media, “a great way to say goodbye” to the pontiff.