A girl holds a Franciscan cross and picture of Pope Francis as she waits for the arrival of the casket of Pope Francis ahead of his funeral Mass in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican April 26, 2025. (OSV News photo/Mohammed Salem, Reuters)
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A religious sister prays the rosary before the funeral Mass for Pope Francis in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican April 26, 2025. (CNS photo/Pablo Esparza)
An estimated 200,000 people gather in St. Peter’s Square and the neighboring streets to attend funeral Mass for Pope Francis at the Vatican April 26, 2025. (CNS Photo/Cristian Gennari, pool)
Prelates gather ahead of the funeral Mass of Pope Francis in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican, April 26, 2025. (OSV News photo/Remo Casilli, Reuters)
A woman reacts during the funeral Mass of Pope Francis in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican April 26, 2025. (OSV News photo/Susana Vera, Reuters)
A member of the clergy prays during the funeral Mass of Pope Francis in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican April 26, 2025. (OSV News photo/Matteo Minnella, Reuters)
Cardinals attend the funeral Mass of Pope Francis in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican April 26, 2025. (OSV News photo/Remo Casilli, Reuters)
Pallbearers carry the casket of Pope Francis during his funeral Mass in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican, April 26, 2025. (OSV News photo/Kai Pfaffenbach, Reuters)
U.S President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump walk ahead of the funeral Mass of Pope Francis in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican, April 26, 2025. (OSV News photo/Kai Pfaffenbach Reuters)
Maricarmen Gallegos of Mexico displays a banner with the image of Pope Francis ahead of the funeral Mass of Pope Francis in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican, April 26, 2025. (OSV News photo/Susana Vera, Reuters)
Pallbearers carry the casket of Pope Francis during his funeral Mass in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican, April 26, 2025. (OSV News photo/Yara Nardi, Reuters)
Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, dean of the College of Cardinals, blesses the coffin as he leads the funeral Mass of Pope Francis in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican April 26, 2025. (OSV News photo/Kai Pfaffenbach, Reuters)
Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, dean of the College of Cardinals, leads the funeral Mass of Pope Francis in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican April 26, 2025. (OSV News photo/Remo Casilli, Reuters)
A woman holds a statue of Mary during the funeral Mass of Pope Francis in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican April 26, 2025. (OSV News photo/Kevin Coombs, Reuters)
Members of the clergy gather during the funeral Mass of Pope Francis in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican April 26, 2025. (OSV News photo/Nathan Howard, Reuters)
A person, wearing a T-shirt showing Pope Francis and St. Francis of Assisi embracing, awaits the start of the late pope’s funeral Mass in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican April 26, 2025. (CNS photo/Pablo Esparza)
An estimated 200,000 people gather in St. Peter’s Square and the neighboring streets to attend funeral Mass for Pope Francis at the Vatican April 26, 2025. (CNS photo/Pablo Esparza)
The casket of Pope Francis is seen from above during his funeral Mass in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican April 26, 2025. (CNS Photo/Stefano Spaziani, pool)
Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, dean of the College of Cardinals, blesses the coffin as he leads the funeral Mass of Pope Francis in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican April 26, 2025. (OSV News photo/Kai Pfaffenbach, Reuters)
A woman mourns during the funeral Mass of Pope Francis in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican April 26, 2025. (OSV News photo/Mohammed Salem, Reuters)
Pallbearers lift the casket of Pope Francis at the conclusion of his funeral Mass in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican April 26, 2025. (OSV News photo/Remo Casilli, Reuters)
Pallbearers carry the casket of Pope Francis in St. Peter’s Basilica at the conclusion of his funeral Mass in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican April 26, 2025. (OSV News photo/Remo Casilli, Reuters)
Cardinals line the aisle as pallbearers carry the casket of Pope Francis into St. Peter’s Basilica at the conclusion of his funeral Mass in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican April 26, 2025. (OSV News photo/Vatican Media)
The coffin of Pope Francis on the back of a modified popemobile is transferred to the Basilica of St. Mary Major in Rome following his funeral Mass in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican April 26, 2025. (OSV News photo/Kevin Coombs, Reuters)
The coffin of Pope Francis on the back of a modified popemobile is transferred to the Basilica of St. Mary Major in Rome following his funeral Mass in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican April 26, 2025. (OSV News photo/Kevin Coombs, Reuters)
People stand outside the Basilica of St. Mary Major in Rome April 26, 2025, where the body of Pope Francis will arrive following his funeral Mass at the Vatican. The pope chose the Marian basilica as his burial place. (CNS photo/Lola Gomez)
Pope Francis’ casket is driven past the Colosseum on its way toward his burial place in the Basilica of St. Mary Major in Rome April 26, 2025. (CNS photo/Justin McLellan)
Religious sisters stand outside the Basilica of St. Mary Major in Rome April 26, 2025, where the body of Pope Francis arrived following his funeral Mass at the Vatican. The pope chose the Marian basilica as his burial place. (CNS photo/Lola Gomez)
Pallbearers carrying Pope Francis’ casket into Rome’s Basilica of St. Mary Major for burial April 26, 2025. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)
Just before Pope Francis is buried in Rome’s Basilica of St. Mary Major, April 26, 2025, children leave flowers under the Marian icon “Salus Populi Romani” (“Health — or salvation — of the Roman people”), where the late pope prayed before and after foreign trips. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)
Fourteen pallbearers carry Pope Francis’ casket by the Pauline Chapel in Rome’s Basilica of St. Mary Major to its final resting place April 26, 2025. The chapel is home to the Marian icon “Salus Populi Romani” (“Health — or salvation — of the Roman people”), where the late pope prayed before and after foreign trips. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)
A light shines on a replica of Pope Francis’ pectoral cross above his tomb in the side aisle of Rome’s Basilica of St. Mary Major early April 27, 2025. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)
A single white rose sits on the tomb of Pope Francis in Rome’s Basilica of St. Mary Major early April 27, 2025. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)
