AP PHOTOS: Scenes from the Vatican
AP PHOTOS: Scenes from the Vatican
Men wash the steps St. Peter’s Basilica before the arrival of the body of Pope Francis, who will lie in state at for three days, at the Vatican, Wednesday, April 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)
Pontifical Swiss guards stand in St. Peter’s Square before the arrival of the body of Pope Francis, who will lie in state at St. Peter’s Basilica for three days, at the Vatican, Wednesday, April 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)
Nuns arrive to St. Peter’s Square as they await the arrival of the body of Pope Francis, who will lie in state at St. Peter¥s Basilica for three days, at the Vatican, Wednesday, April 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
A prelate holds a picture of Pope Francis as he enters the atrium of St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican, Wednesday, April 23, 2025, where the body of Pope Francis will lie in state for three days. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini, Pool)
A woman attends a rosary prayer for the late Pope Francis, in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican, Monday April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
Copies of the Vatican paper L’Osservatore Romano are distributed after a rosary prayer for the late Pope Francis, in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican, Monday April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
Pope Francis’s body is laid out in state inside his private chapel at the Vatican, Monday, April 21, 2025. From left, Dean Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, unidentified bishop, Secretary of State Pietro Parolin, Master of Ceremonies Archbishop Diego Giovanni Ravelli, Cardinal Camerlengo Kevin Joseph Farrell, and Master of Ceremonies Lubomir Welnitz. (Vatican Media via AP, HO)
People gather in St. Peter’s Square as they await the arrival of the body of Pope Francis, who will lie in state at St. Peter’s Basilica for three days, at the Vatican, Wednesday, April 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
Priests in St. Peter’s Basilica wait for the arrival of the body of Pope Francis, who will lie in state for three days, at the Vatican, Wednesday, April 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
A nun holds a rosary and a picture of Pope Francis during a rosary prayer for the late Pope Francis, in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican, Tuesday April 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
Cardinals, right, arrive for a meeting of cardinals, at the Vatican, Tuesday, April 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
People wait at St. Peter’s Square ahead of the arrival of the body of Pope Francis, who will lie in state at St. Peter’s Basilica for three days, at the Vatican, Wednesday, April 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
Vatican Swiss Guards march in the atrium of St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican before the body of Pope Francis will be carried inside where he will lie in state for three days, Wednesday, April 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini, Pool)
People walk around St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican, Tuesday, April 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)
Australian pilgrims walk to St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican,Tuesday, April 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
A portrait of Pope Francis with a message below it reading in Italian “Farewell Pope Francis”, is seen in the window of a religious jewellery shop, near the Vatican, Tuesday, April 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
Cardinal Silvano Tomasi blesses a nun in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican, Tuesday, April 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
Cardinal Silvano Tomasi arrives in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican, Tuesday, April 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
Pilgrims arrive in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican, Tuesday, April 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
Faithful participate in a rosary prayer for the late Pope Francis, in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican, Monday April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
A giant screen announces a rosary prayer for the late Pope Francis in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican, Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
Italian army soldiers carrying an anti drone gun patrol the area in front of St. Peter’s Square before a rosary prayer for the late Pope Francis, in Rome Tuesday, April 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
A nun leans on railings in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican,Tuesday, April 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
Men wash the steps St. Peter’s Basilica before the arrival of the body of Pope Francis, who will lie in state at for three days, at the Vatican, Wednesday, April 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)
Men wash the steps St. Peter’s Basilica before the arrival of the body of Pope Francis, who will lie in state at for three days, at the Vatican, Wednesday, April 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)
Pontifical Swiss guards stand in St. Peter’s Square before the arrival of the body of Pope Francis, who will lie in state at St. Peter’s Basilica for three days, at the Vatican, Wednesday, April 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)
Pontifical Swiss guards stand in St. Peter’s Square before the arrival of the body of Pope Francis, who will lie in state at St. Peter’s Basilica for three days, at the Vatican, Wednesday, April 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)
Nuns arrive to St. Peter’s Square as they await the arrival of the body of Pope Francis, who will lie in state at St. Peter¥s Basilica for three days, at the Vatican, Wednesday, April 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
Nuns arrive to St. Peter’s Square as they await the arrival of the body of Pope Francis, who will lie in state at St. Peter¥s Basilica for three days, at the Vatican, Wednesday, April 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
A prelate holds a picture of Pope Francis as he enters the atrium of St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican, Wednesday, April 23, 2025, where the body of Pope Francis will lie in state for three days. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini, Pool)
A prelate holds a picture of Pope Francis as he enters the atrium of St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican, Wednesday, April 23, 2025, where the body of Pope Francis will lie in state for three days. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini, Pool)
A woman attends a rosary prayer for the late Pope Francis, in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican, Monday April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
A woman attends a rosary prayer for the late Pope Francis, in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican, Monday April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
Copies of the Vatican paper L’Osservatore Romano are distributed after a rosary prayer for the late Pope Francis, in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican, Monday April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
Copies of the Vatican paper L’Osservatore Romano are distributed after a rosary prayer for the late Pope Francis, in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican, Monday April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
Pope Francis’s body is laid out in state inside his private chapel at the Vatican, Monday, April 21, 2025. From left, Dean Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, unidentified bishop, Secretary of State Pietro Parolin, Master of Ceremonies Archbishop Diego Giovanni Ravelli, Cardinal Camerlengo Kevin Joseph Farrell, and Master of Ceremonies Lubomir Welnitz. (Vatican Media via AP, HO)
Pope Francis’s body is laid out in state inside his private chapel at the Vatican, Monday, April 21, 2025. From left, Dean Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, unidentified bishop, Secretary of State Pietro Parolin, Master of Ceremonies Archbishop Diego Giovanni Ravelli, Cardinal Camerlengo Kevin Joseph Farrell, and Master of Ceremonies Lubomir Welnitz. (Vatican Media via AP, HO)
People gather in St. Peter’s Square as they await the arrival of the body of Pope Francis, who will lie in state at St. Peter’s Basilica for three days, at the Vatican, Wednesday, April 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
People gather in St. Peter’s Square as they await the arrival of the body of Pope Francis, who will lie in state at St. Peter’s Basilica for three days, at the Vatican, Wednesday, April 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
Priests in St. Peter’s Basilica wait for the arrival of the body of Pope Francis, who will lie in state for three days, at the Vatican, Wednesday, April 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
Priests in St. Peter’s Basilica wait for the arrival of the body of Pope Francis, who will lie in state for three days, at the Vatican, Wednesday, April 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
A nun holds a rosary and a picture of Pope Francis during a rosary prayer for the late Pope Francis, in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican, Tuesday April 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
A nun holds a rosary and a picture of Pope Francis during a rosary prayer for the late Pope Francis, in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican, Tuesday April 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
Cardinals, right, arrive for a meeting of cardinals, at the Vatican, Tuesday, April 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
Cardinals, right, arrive for a meeting of cardinals, at the Vatican, Tuesday, April 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
People wait at St. Peter’s Square ahead of the arrival of the body of Pope Francis, who will lie in state at St. Peter’s Basilica for three days, at the Vatican, Wednesday, April 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
People wait at St. Peter’s Square ahead of the arrival of the body of Pope Francis, who will lie in state at St. Peter’s Basilica for three days, at the Vatican, Wednesday, April 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
Vatican Swiss Guards march in the atrium of St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican before the body of Pope Francis will be carried inside where he will lie in state for three days, Wednesday, April 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini, Pool)
Vatican Swiss Guards march in the atrium of St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican before the body of Pope Francis will be carried inside where he will lie in state for three days, Wednesday, April 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini, Pool)
People walk around St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican, Tuesday, April 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)
People walk around St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican, Tuesday, April 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)
Australian pilgrims walk to St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican,Tuesday, April 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
Australian pilgrims walk to St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican,Tuesday, April 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
A portrait of Pope Francis with a message below it reading in Italian “Farewell Pope Francis”, is seen in the window of a religious jewellery shop, near the Vatican, Tuesday, April 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
A portrait of Pope Francis with a message below it reading in Italian “Farewell Pope Francis”, is seen in the window of a religious jewellery shop, near the Vatican, Tuesday, April 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
Cardinal Silvano Tomasi blesses a nun in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican, Tuesday, April 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
Cardinal Silvano Tomasi blesses a nun in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican, Tuesday, April 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
Cardinal Silvano Tomasi arrives in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican, Tuesday, April 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
Cardinal Silvano Tomasi arrives in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican, Tuesday, April 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
Pilgrims arrive in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican, Tuesday, April 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
Pilgrims arrive in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican, Tuesday, April 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
Faithful participate in a rosary prayer for the late Pope Francis, in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican, Monday April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
Faithful participate in a rosary prayer for the late Pope Francis, in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican, Monday April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
A giant screen announces a rosary prayer for the late Pope Francis in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican, Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
A giant screen announces a rosary prayer for the late Pope Francis in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican, Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
Italian army soldiers carrying an anti drone gun patrol the area in front of St. Peter’s Square before a rosary prayer for the late Pope Francis, in Rome Tuesday, April 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
Italian army soldiers carrying an anti drone gun patrol the area in front of St. Peter’s Square before a rosary prayer for the late Pope Francis, in Rome Tuesday, April 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
A nun leans on railings in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican,Tuesday, April 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
A nun leans on railings in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican,Tuesday, April 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
VATICAN CITY (AP) — People have gathered in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican to mourn Pope Francis, the first Latin American pope who charmed believers with his humble style.
Francis died Monday after making a final, poignant public appearance on Easter Sunday. He blessed the crowd of faithful from the loggia of St. Peter’s Basilica in an appearance about a month after his lengthy hospitalization for pneumonia.
Tributes to Francis were shared from around the world, and cardinals were meeting Tuesday at the Vatican to plan his funeral and the conclave to elect his successor.
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