Rep. Steve Scalise, from Jefferson Parish, will lead a delegation from the U.S. House of Representatives to Pope Francis' funeral in the Vatican.

Mourners are gathering in Vatican City and lining the streets of Rome to give a final send-off to Pope Francis, who will be remembered as a champion of the poor and for his efforts to reshape the Catholic Church.

Pope Francis, the 266th pope of the Roman Catholic Church, will be buried at the Basilica of Saint Mary Major after dying one week ago at 88 years old.