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Burial for Baby Alfie

The funeral procession of toddler Alfie Evans passes near Everton’s stadium in Liverpool, England, May 14. (CNS photo/Phil Noble, Reuters)

The funeral procession of toddler Alfie Evans passes near Everton’s stadium in Liverpool, England, May 14. The 23-month-old boy, who suffered a severe degenerative neurological condition, died April 28, some 10 days after his father, Tom Evans, had asked Pope Francis to help get him to Rome for treatment. The family insisted on a private burial in Liverpool May 14, but well-wishers lined the route and applauded and threw flowers when the hearse carrying the child’s coffin, decorated with a blue heart and toy soldiers, passed by.