PHOTO COLLECTION: Depictions of Pope Francis

This is a photo collection curated by AP photo editors.

A street artist chalks a portrait of the late Pope Francis in front of the Cathedral in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Gustavo Garello)
FILE – A man walks past a mural of Pope Francis at the stadium of San Lorenzo, his soccer team, in the Padre Ricciardelli neighborhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina, Feb. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd, File)
FILE – A man stands in front of a mural of Pope Francis outside the stadium of San Lorenzo, his soccer team, in the Padre Ricciardelli neighborhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina, Feb. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd, File)
Vehicles drive past a mural of the late Pope Francis’ in Buenos Aires, in Buenos Aires, Argentina Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Mario De Fina)
A portrait of the late Pope Francis is projected onto a water fountain at Magic Water Circuit in Lima, Peru, Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)
The late Pope Francis is depicted on a mural alongside soccer player Lionel Messi at the Carlos Mugica neighborhood in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
A Gospel reader recites a passage during a Mass for the late Pope Francis at the Hogares de Cristo community center in the Carlos Mugica neighborhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina, part of a network for drug addicts originally supported by then-Archbishop Jorge Bergoglio, Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
Girls play next to a mural of the late Pope Francis in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
People eat lunch at a Hogares de Cristo center in the Carlos Mugica neighborhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina, part of a network of community centers that was initially supported by then-Archbishop Jorge Bergoglio, the late Pope Francis, who passed away on Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
Men gather at a Hogares de Cristo community center in the Carlos Mugica neighborhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina, part of a network for drug addicts originally supported by then-Archbishop Jorge Bergoglio, the late Pope Francis, who passed away on Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
A mural depicts the late Pope Francis alongside soccer player Lionel Messi in the Carlos Mugica neighborhood in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
Emerson Espinosa prays during a Mass in tribute to the late Pope Francis at the Cathedral in Bogotá, Colombia, Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)
Worshippers attend Mass in tribute to the late Pope Francis at the National Sanctuary of Our Lady of Aparecida following the Vatican’s announcement of his death, in Aparecida, Brazil, Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)
Graffiti artist Alexander Ikawah, holds a canvas paint of Pope Francis in Nairobi, Kenya Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)
Graffiti artist Alexander Ikawah, paints Pope Francis on a canvas in Nairobi, Kenya Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)
Graffiti artist Alexander Ikawah, paints Pope Francis on a canvas in Nairobi, Kenya Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)
An Indian Catholic nun touches a portrait of Pope Francis after a prayer meeting in Kochi, India, Monday, April 21, 2025 following the announcement of his death by the Vatican. (AP Photo/R S Iyer)
An image of Pope Francis is displayed at the Cathedral in Brasilia, Brazil, during a Mass in his honor following the Vatican’s announcement of his death, Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)
Religious leaders attend Mass in honor of Pope Francis, following the Vatican’s announcement of his death, at the Cathedral in Brasilia, Brazil, Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)
Employees of Kanisius Catholic bookstore pray with a cutout of Pope Francis in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Slamet Riyadi)
An Indian artist Sagar Kambli makes a painting of Pope Francis as a mark of tribute on a sidewalk in Mumbai, India, Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
Alejandra Zuccoli prays at the Basílica de San José de Flores, the church where the late Pope Francis worshipped as a youth, following the Vatican’s announcement of his death in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
A parishioner touches a painting of the late Pope Francis at the Basílica de San José de Flores, where he worshipped as a youth, following the Vatican’s announcement of his death in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Gustavo Garello)
Pilgrims walk to St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican,Tuesday, April 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)
A depiction of the late Pope Francis is placed in a shop window outside the Vatican,Tuesday, April 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)
Souvenirs with images of Pope Francis are displayed next to St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican, Tuesday April 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
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 street artists chalks a portrait of the late Pope Francis outside the Cathedral in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Tuesday, April 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
Parishioners pray during a mass for Pope Francis at St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Tuesday, April 22, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
A parishioner kisses a painting of the late Pope Francis at the Basílica de San José de Flores, where he worshipped as a youth, following the Vatican’s announcement of his death in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Gustavo Garello)
Church workers prepare an ornament depicting Pope Francis ahead of a mass at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption, which was visited by Pope Francis in 2024, in Jakarta, Indonesia, Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)
An Indian artist Sagar Kambli makes a painting of Pope Francis as a mark of tribute on a sidewalk in Mumbai, India, Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
A woman has her photo taken with of a cutout of Pope Francis at the the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption, which was visited by the pope in 2024, in Jakarta, Indonesia, Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim)
People light candles near a mural of the late Pope Francis during a vigil in Dili, East Timor, Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo)
A street vendor sells key chains of the late Pope Francis outside the Cathedral in Bogota, Colombia, Wednesday, April 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)
Children light candles near a mural of Pope Francis in Dili, East Timor, Friday, April 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Firdia Lisnawati)
A graffiti by artist Laika shows Pope Francis holding a list of guests for his funeral and reading in Italian ” Who invited them? ” in Rome, Friday April 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Luca Bruno)
A person takes a picture of a graffiti mural of Pope Francis, near the Vatican, Friday, April 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
Nuns pay tribute to the late Pope Francis outside the Cathedral in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Saturday, April 26, 2025, on the day of his funeral in Rome. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
Mourners hold a painting of the late Pope Francis outside the Caacupe Parish, which he often visited and preached when he worked as a priest, at the end of a caravan through emblematic places of his life in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Saturday, April 26, 2025, on the day of his funeral in Rome. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
A mourner holds a giant puppet depicting the late Pope Francis during a caravan through emblematic places of his life in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Saturday, April 26, 2025, on the day of his funeral in Rome. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
A San Lorenzo banner featuring the late Pope Francis is displayed in the stands, commemorating Francis who was a lifelong supporter of the club, during a local soccer match against Rosario Central in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Saturday, April 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Gustavo Garello)

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