This is a photo collection curated by AP photo editors.
Pilgrims carrying a cross make their way to the Holy Door in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican after Cardinal Camerlengo Kevin Joseph Farrell announced the death of Pope Francis, Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
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Pilgrims from Croatia arrive at the Vatican, Tuesday, April 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
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Faithful gather for a rosary prayer for the late Pope Francis, in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Monday April 21, 2025 (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
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A cardboard cutout of the late Pope Francis is placed next to candles and flowers outside St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Tuesday, April 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
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Cardinal Silvano Tomasi blesses a nun in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Tuesday, April 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
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A pilgrim kneels in prayer on the Scala Santa, holy stairs, of the Church of Church of Saints Michael and Magnus, in Rome near the Vatican, Tuesday, April 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
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Workers adjust chairs during the preparations in 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)
A worker adjusts chairs during the preparations in 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)
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)
Security persons stand 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)
Two men stand near chairs during the preparations in 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/Alessandra Tarantino)
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Cardinals pay their respects to Pope Francis inside St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Wednesday, April 23, 2025, where his body will lie in state for three days. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini, Pool)
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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)
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The body of Pope Francis inside St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Wednesday, April 23, 2025, where he will lie in state for three days. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
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A nun cries as the body of Pope Francis is carried into St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Wednesday, April 23, 2025, where he will lie in state for three days. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
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The ceremony with the Pope Francis' body, who will lie in state at St. Peter's Basilica for three days, pass through the crowd at the Vatican, Wednesday, April 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
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A cardinal holds his zucchetto after the procession with the body of Pope Francis, who will lie in state for three days, arrived in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Wednesday, April 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
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Nuns wait in St. Peter's Square to pay their respect to the late 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)
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)
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Nuns arriving from Spain, some from South America, wait in line to see the body of Pope Francis, who will lie in state for three days, in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Wednesday, April 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
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