VATICAN CITY (AP) – Roman Catholic faithful began visiting the tomb of Pope Francis on Sunday, filing past the simple white tomb in St. Mary Major Basilica a day after he was bade farewell by the powerful of the world and a crowd of hundreds of thousands.
A single white rose was placed on the tomb that said “Franciscus” – the pope’s name in Latin. A light cast its warm glow over the tomb and a reproduction of the late pontiff’s pectoral cross on the wall above it.
ROME, ITALY, APRIL 27: Faithful queue to pay their respects at the tomb of Pope Francis in St. Mary Major’s Basilica in Rome, Italy, on April 27, 2025. (Photo by Riccardo De Luca/Anadolu via Getty
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