Clouds over St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Thursday April 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

PHOTO COLLECTION: Vatican Pope Francis Lying in State

This is a photo collection curated by AP photo editors.

Faithful pay their respects to Pope Francis lying in state inside St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican, Thursday, April 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
People line up as they enter St. Peter’s Basilica to pay their respects to Pope Francis lying in state, at the Vatican, Thursday, April 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
Faithful pay their respects to Pope Francis lying in state inside St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican, Thursday, April 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
Nuns leave after entering the St. Peter’s Basilica to pay their respects to Pope Francis lying in state, at the Vatican, Thursday, April 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
Pope Francis lies in state inside St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican, Thursday, April 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
A volunteer observes people waiting in line under the rain to enter St.Peter’s Basilica to view Pope Francis lying in state, at the Vatican, Thursday, April 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
People line up as they enter St. Peter’s Basilica to pay their respects to Pope Francis lying in state, at the Vatican, Thursday, April 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
People line up to enter St. Peter’s Basilica and pay their respect to the late Pope Francis, at the Vatican, Thursday April 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
A man uses his photo to capture images as he waits in line with other to view Pope Francis lying in state inside St. Peter’s Basilica, at the Vatican, Thursday, April 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
People line up to enter St. Peter’s Basilica and pay their respect to the late Pope Francis, at the Vatican, Thursday April 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
People walk along Via della Conciliazione avenue to line up to view Pope Francis lying in state inside St. Peter’s Basilica, seen in the background, at the Vatican, Thursday, April 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
People line up to enter St. Peter’s Basilica to pay their respects to Pope Francis lying in state, at the Vatican, Thursday, April 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
A photo of the late Pope Francis is printed on a bag on sale at a souvenir shop outside the Vatican, Thursday, April 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)
Carabinieri paramilitary police patrol St. Peter’s Square as people line up to enter St. Peter’s Basilica where Pope Francis is lying in state, at the Vatican, Thursday, April 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
A faithful holds a rosary while waiting in line to enter St.Peter’s Basilica to view Pope Francis lying in state, at the Vatican, Thursday, April 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
People wait in line under the rain to enter St.Peter’s Basilica to view Pope Francis lying in state, at the Vatican, Thursday, April 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
A faithful holds up a statue as she waits in line to view Pope Francis lying in state inside St. Peter’s Basilica, at the Vatican, Thursday, April 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
People wait in line in St. Peter’s Square to view Pope Francis lying in state inside St. Peter’s Basilica, at the Vatican, Thursday, April 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
People stand in line as they wait to enter St. Peter’s Basilica to pay their respects to Pope Francis lying in state, at the Vatican, Thursday, April 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
A nun reads a book as she waits in line with others to view Pope Francis lying in state inside St. Peter’s Basilica, at the Vatican, Thursday, April 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
Nuns walk towards St. Peter’s Baslica where Pope Francis is lying in state, at the Vatican, Thursday, April 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
People wait in line to view Pope Francis lying in state inside St. Peter’s Basilica, at the Vatican, Thursday, April 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
People wait in line to view Pope Francis lying in state inside St. Peter’s Basilica, at the Vatican, Thursday, April 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
People line up to view Pope Francis lying in state inside St. Peter’s Basilica, at the Vatican, Thursday, April 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Markus Schrieber)
People line up to view Pope Francis lying in state inside St. Peter’s Basilica, at the Vatican, Thursday, April 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Markus Schrieber)
A group of four nuns, center left, wait in line with other people to view Pope Francis lying in state inside St. Peter’s Basilica, at the Vatican, Thursday, April 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Markus Schrieber)
People look at booklets as they wait in line to view Pope Francis lying in state inside St. Peter’s Basilica, at the Vatican, Thursday, April 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Markus Schrieber)
People line up to view Pope Francis lying in state inside St. Peter’s Basilica, at the Vatican, Thursday, April 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Markus Schrieber)
People wait in line to view Pope Francis lying in state inside St. Peter’s Basilica, at the Vatican, Thursday, April 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
People wait in line to view Pope Francis lying in state inside St. Peter’s Basilica, at the Vatican, Thursday, April 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Markus Schrieber)
People wait in line to view Pope Francis lying in state inside St. Peter’s Basilica, at the Vatican, Thursday, April 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Markus Schrieber)
The body of late Pope Francis is carried in an open coffin through St. Peter’s Square to St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican on Wednesday, April 23, 2025, where the deceased pontiff will lie in state for three days. (Vatican Media via AP)
People queue 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/Emilio Morenatti)
The body of late Pope Francis is exposed inside St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican on Wednesday, April 23, 2025, where the deceased pontiff will lie in state for three days. (Vatican Media via AP)
People line up next to St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican, Wednesday, April 23, 2025 as the body of the late Pope Francis will lie in state inside St. Peter’s Basilica for three days. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
A man takes a picture of St. Peter’s Basilica as faithful gather in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican, Wednesday, April 23, 2025 as the body of the late Pope Francis will lie in state inside St. Peter’s Basilica for three days. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
People stand in line as they wait to enter St. Peter’s Basilica to pay their respects to Pope Francis lying in state, at the Vatican, Thursday, April 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
Faithful are channeled in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican, Wednesday, April 23, 2025 as the body of the late Pope Francis will lie in state inside St. Peter’s Basilica for three days. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
Faithful at St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican, Wednesday, April 23, 2025 as the body of the late Pope Francis will lie in state inside St. Peter’s Basilica for three days. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
A chorus of people sing religious songs near St. Peter’s Square to enter the Vatican, Wednesday, April 23, 2025, as the body of the late Pope Francis will lie in state inside St. Peter’s Basilica for three days. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
Faithful line up to 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/Alessandra Tarantino)
Faithful gather in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican, Wednesday, April 23, 2025 as the body of the late Pope Francis will lie in state inside St. Peter’s Basilica for three days. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
People wait behind a Police line in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican, Wednesday, April 23, 2025 as the body of the late Pope Francis will lie in state inside St. Peter’s Basilica for three days. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
A woman sits in St. Peter’s Square as people wait to pay their respects 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)

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