On the streets outside St Peter's Square, tens of thousands of pilgrims are continuing to stream out after the end of the public portion of Pope Francis’ funeral.
It’s warm today in Rome, with a maximum temperature of 23C (73F) forecast by mid-afternoon. For many, the priority is now shade and some lunch.
On the steps of the Chiesa di Santo Spirito in Sassia, groups take a moment of respite as they sit and eat sandwiches and catch their breath. Some have been in St Peter's Square since before dawn.
Inside, Catholics from all over the world gather to pray and light candles in Pope Francis’ memory.
Families sit alongside nuns and priests. The atmosphere is calm away from the chaos of the streets outside.
About 150,000 people lined the streets of Rome to watch as the Pope's coffin was carried in a procession to his final resting place, the Vatican reports.
That's slightly less than the number of people who gathered in St Peter's Square and the surrounding streets for the actual funeral mass.
The Vatican says for that ceremony, there were 250,000 mourners in the area.
Francis' body will be buried in the church of Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome.
He is the first pope since Leo XIII, who died in 1903, to be buried outside the Vatican.
Every time Francis returned to Rome after a trip abroad, he always visited Santa Maria Maggiore.
It's a fitting choice - Francis was especially devoted to the Virgin Mary, and Santa Maria Maggiore was the first church dedicated to her when it was built in the 4th Century.
![[PHOTOS] Ruto at Pope Francis' burial](/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.radioafrica.digital%2Fimage%2F2025%2F04%2F844cb891-abd4-4ee5-bc2d-2a0c21fa3983.jpeg&w=3840&q=100)
