A young nun says goodbye to Francis after hours in line

Peruvian nun Alba Socola spent almost five hours in a row on Wednesday with thousands of Catholics to enter St.Peter's Basilica and give her last farewell to the late Pope Francis.

A young nun says goodbye to Francis after hours in line

Peruvian nun Alba Socola joins thousands at St. Peter’s Basilica to bid farewell to Pope Francis, reflecting on his legacy of peace and inclusion

Thousands honor Pope Francis while a nun stands in silence near the casket

Thousands of people poured into St. Peter's Basilica on Wednesday to pay their final respects to Pope Francis, whose body is lying in state for three days ahead of his funeral on Saturday. Sr. Genevieve Jeanningros, a nun from the Roman seaside town of Ostia, who hosted Pope Francis several times in the past stood by his casket and cried.

A young nun says goodbye to Francis after hours in line with thousands of faithful

Peruvian nun Alba Socola waited in line for almost five hours with thousands of other Catholics on Wednesday to enter St.

Grief, sorrow in endless lines to bid farewell to Pope Francis

Pilgrims line up inside the St. Peter’s Basilica to see Pope Francis lying in state. / Credit: Victoria Cardiel / EWTN News Vatican City, Apr 23, 2025 / 16:51 pm (CNA). In the endless lines of pilgrims wishing to pay their final respects to Pop... [...]

Since Saturday morning, St.Peter's Square of the Vatican will become an unusual geopolitical lie given the presence of a multitude of heads of state or government who arrived in Rome to dismiss the Argentine pontiff.Jorge Bergoglio died deeply concerned by global tensions and conflicts in Ukraine or the Middle East.