WATCH: Marcos, First Lady meet Bidens in Pope Francis' funeral

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos met former US President Joe Biden and former US First Lady Jill Biden at Pope Francis' funeral on Saturday.

Marcos and Biden were among the world leaders and dignitaries such as current US President Donald Trump, UK's Prince William, and French President Emmanuel Macron, who attended the funeral mass for Pope Francis.

During the mass, Italian Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re called for care for migrants, an end to wars, and action on global climate change during his sermon.

Re's sermon, heard by a global audience of millions, contained a strong political message for the national leaders and a strong internal message to the world's Catholic cardinals.

To the about 135 Catholic cardinals who will soon be tasked with entering a secret conclave to choose the next pope, it was also a possible roadmap for how they should start their deliberations.

Francis, pope since 2013, died on Monday at age 88.

His funeral on Saturday, which also included Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and some 50 other world leaders, was a carefully choreographed affair, with Latin chants, strictly organised seating, and use of ancient Catholic rites. —VAL, GMA Integrated News