A large crowd of mourners gathered in St Peter's Square at the Vatican to attend a rosary for Pope Francis, who died of a stroke and irreversible heart failure.
Nuns attend a rosary for Pope Francis, following the death of the pontiff, in St. Peter's square, at the Vatican.(Reuters: Guglielmo Mangiapane)
Faithful attend a rosary for Pope Francis, following the death of the pontiff, in St. Peter's square, at the Vatican.(Reuters: Susana Vera)
A nun attends a rosary for Pope Francis, following the death of the pontiff, in St. Peter's square, at the Vatican.(Reuters: Susana Vera)
From Italy to Mexico, similar scenes were seen around the world, as devotees gathered to pray tribute to the pope.
Faithful gathered in prayer in churches across Italy, prayers were held at Rome's Basilica of Saint Mary Major.
At noon in Rome, bells tolled at St Peter's Basilica and a silence descended on the crowd.
"We saw him here, he was just driven by in the car," said Letizia Bartocci, who works in a jewellery shop near the square.
"It was shocking news this morning."
Pope Francis confirmed in his final testament that he wished to be buried in Saint Mary Major and not at St Peter's Basilica in the Vatican, unlike many previous pontiffs.
Spanish reverend Salvador Aguilera, who is an official of the Holy See, leads a mass for the eternal rest of Pope Francis, at the Virgen de La Paz church in Ronda.(Reuters: Jon Nazca)
Catholics attend a Requiem Mass for Pope Francis at Westminster Cathedral in London, after the death of Pope Francis was announced.(Reuters: Chris J Ratcliffe)
A man holds an image of Pope Francis during a mass, following the death of Pope Francis, at the Metropolitan Cathedral at Zocalo Square in Mexico City.(Reuters: Henry Romero)
Nuns attend a mass for Pope Francis at Basilica di San Giovanni in Laterano, after the pontiff died, in Rome, Italy.(Reuters: Vincenzo Livieri)
In Francis's homeland Argentina, where he once served as archbishop of Buenos Aries, people woke up to the news.
Argentines held a special mass at the Virgen de Caacupe chapel in Buenos ...
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