Thousands queue to visit Pope Francis’s tomb on da... The Guardian

Thousands queue to visit Pope Francis’s tomb on day after funeral

Source: The Guardian | Published: April 27, 2025, 11:20 a.m.

Mourners express sadness and gratitude, while special mass in St Peter’s Square attracts 200,000 people

Thousands of people queued to visit Pope Francis’s tomb in Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica the day after heads of state, royalty and hundreds of thousands of mourners attended his funeral in Rome.

Many crossed themselves and took photos on their phones as they filed past the tomb, marked simply with the name Franciscus.

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