How Rome Is Saying Goodbye to Pope Francis—and What Happens Next

It ended as it had begun: the last act of Bergoglio follows the first, the choice of the name. And sister poverty

More than 60,000 people paraded so far before Pope Francis’ coffin to give him one last farewell in the fiery chapel installed in St. Peter’s Basilica, which barely closed a couple of hours in the early morning of this Thursday. A human tide floods from Wednesday the smallest state in the world to pay his respects to the first Latin American pontiff, whose death on Monday at the age of 88 shocked the Catholic Church and the planet. Between 11H00…

Located in the heart of Rome, behind the central Termini station, in the area coexist with difficulty the classic beauty that the artists and intellectuals who have set out to recover it, the migratory waves and the reality of hundreds of homeless people living in its streets

How Rome Is Saying Goodbye to Pope Francis—and What Happens Next

“Alongside the gossip and the gallows humor, the ancient and solemn rituals continue,” Chiara Barzini writes from Italy.

Many people are coming to Rome to bid farewell to Pope Francis after his death. Meanwhile, speculation about his successor is rife. Follow all the important events in our live blog.

Endless tribute to Pope Francis. This is how what is happening now at the Vatican can be described. 60,000 pilgrims have passed by the coffin of the Sovereign since yesterday. They even stood in line for 5 hours to honor his memory. Their dedication has led Vatican officials to keep the Cathedral open at night. The special observer envoy to the funeral of Pope Francis, Mădalina Iacob, exclusively filmed the path taken by the pilgrims. The former…