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2025-04-25 02:06 Last Updated At:02:22

This is a photo collection curated by AP photo editors.

An Indian artist Sagar Kambli makes a painting of Pope Francis as a mark of tribute on a sidewalk in Mumbai, India, Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)

An Indian artist Sagar Kambli makes a painting of Pope Francis as a mark of tribute on a sidewalk in Mumbai, India, Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)

Faithful hold candles under a highway bridge during Mass to honor the late Pope Francis in the Carlos Mugica neighborhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina, Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

Faithful hold candles under a highway bridge during Mass to honor the late Pope Francis in the Carlos Mugica neighborhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina, Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

A shop owner places a black ribbon over a photo of the late Pope Francis after the news of his death at age 88, in Bethlehem, West Bank, on Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)

A shop owner places a black ribbon over a photo of the late Pope Francis after the news of his death at age 88, in Bethlehem, West Bank, on Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)

A woman prays during the morning mass at the Sanctuaire d'adoration cathedral, following the announcement of Pope Francis's death in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo, Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa)

A woman prays during the morning mass at the Sanctuaire d'adoration cathedral, following the announcement of Pope Francis's death in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo, Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa)

Graffiti artist Alexander Ikawah, paints Pope Francis on a canvas in Nairobi, Kenya Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)

Graffiti artist Alexander Ikawah, paints Pope Francis on a canvas in Nairobi, Kenya Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)

People take photos by a photo of Pope Francis at the entrance to the car museum where one of the Popemobiles he used during his visit to Cuba is displayed in Havana, Tuesday, April 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

People take photos by a photo of Pope Francis at the entrance to the car museum where one of the Popemobiles he used during his visit to Cuba is displayed in Havana, Tuesday, April 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

A man looks at a photo of the late Pope Francis projected onto the Obelisk in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Gustavo Garello)

A man looks at a photo of the late Pope Francis projected onto the Obelisk in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Gustavo Garello)

Norberto Rodriguez places a photo of the late Pope Francis on a column at the Cathedral in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Tuesday, April 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

Norberto Rodriguez places a photo of the late Pope Francis on a column at the Cathedral in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Tuesday, April 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

A woman lights a candle at the Catholic Cathedral Basilica of St Dionysius the Areopagite in Athens, Greece, Tuesday, April 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

A woman lights a candle at the Catholic Cathedral Basilica of St Dionysius the Areopagite in Athens, Greece, Tuesday, April 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

A street vendor sells key chains of the late Pope Francis outside the Cathedral in Bogota, Colombia, Wednesday, April 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)

A street vendor sells key chains of the late Pope Francis outside the Cathedral in Bogota, Colombia, Wednesday, April 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)

Maureen Boyd leans against a portrait of the late Pope Francis after a mass at the Cathedral of Incarnation, Wednesday, April 23, 2025, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)

Maureen Boyd leans against a portrait of the late Pope Francis after a mass at the Cathedral of Incarnation, Wednesday, April 23, 2025, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)

People walk past near the screens showing the portraits of the late Pope Francis at the Coex in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, April 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

People walk past near the screens showing the portraits of the late Pope Francis at the Coex in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, April 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

A woman lights a candle by the confessional at the Basilica de San Jose de Flores where the future Pope Francis, known as Jorge Bergoglio, first realized his calling to become a priest at age 17, in the Flores neighborhood where he grew up in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Thursday, April 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

A woman lights a candle by the confessional at the Basilica de San Jose de Flores where the future Pope Francis, known as Jorge Bergoglio, first realized his calling to become a priest at age 17, in the Flores neighborhood where he grew up in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Thursday, April 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

A vendor wears a head accessories of Pope Francis outside the Apostolic Nunciature in Jakarta, Indonesia, Thursday, April 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)

A vendor wears a head accessories of Pope Francis outside the Apostolic Nunciature in Jakarta, Indonesia, Thursday, April 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)

A photograph of the late Pope Francis sits in the window of the Muglia shoe store alongside the model of shoes that Jorge Bergoglio used in the Flores neighborhood where he grew up in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Thursday, April 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

A photograph of the late Pope Francis sits in the window of the Muglia shoe store alongside the model of shoes that Jorge Bergoglio used in the Flores neighborhood where he grew up in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Thursday, April 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

An artist paints an image of the late Pope Francis outside San Antonio parish before a Mass by fans of San Lorenzo soccer club, of which the pontiff was a lifelong supporter, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Wednesday, April 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

An artist paints an image of the late Pope Francis outside San Antonio parish before a Mass by fans of San Lorenzo soccer club, of which the pontiff was a lifelong supporter, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Wednesday, April 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

Fans of San Lorenzo soccer club attend a Mass at San Antonio Parish in honor of the late Pope Francis, a lifelong supporter of the club, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Wednesday, April 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

Fans of San Lorenzo soccer club attend a Mass at San Antonio Parish in honor of the late Pope Francis, a lifelong supporter of the club, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Wednesday, April 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

A message board for the late Pope Francis is covered with writings from Catholic devotees outside St. Peter Parish in Quezon city, Philippines, Thursday, April 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

A message board for the late Pope Francis is covered with writings from Catholic devotees outside St. Peter Parish in Quezon city, Philippines, Thursday, April 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

Faithful pray during a mass honoring Pope Francis at the Cua Bac Parish Church in Hanoi, Vietnam on April 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Hau Dinh)

Faithful pray during a mass honoring Pope Francis at the Cua Bac Parish Church in Hanoi, Vietnam on April 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Hau Dinh)

A parishioner prays during a special mass organised in honour of the late Pope Francis at the Holy Cross Cathedral Church in Lagos, Nigeria, Wednesday, April 23, 2025, (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)

A parishioner prays during a special mass organised in honour of the late Pope Francis at the Holy Cross Cathedral Church in Lagos, Nigeria, Wednesday, April 23, 2025, (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)

A parishioner prays during a special mass organised in honour of the late Pope Francis at the Holy Cross Cathedral Church in Lagos, Nigeria, Wednesday, April 23, 2025, (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)

A parishioner prays during a special mass organised in honour of the late Pope Francis at the Holy Cross Cathedral Church in Lagos, Nigeria, Wednesday, April 23, 2025, (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)

Clergy and worshippers take part in a Mass led by Latin Patriarch Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the top Catholic clergyman in the Holy Land, in remembrance of Pope Francis at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, the site where according to tradition Jesus was crucified and buried, in the Old City of Jerusalem, Wednesday, April 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)

Clergy and worshippers take part in a Mass led by Latin Patriarch Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the top Catholic clergyman in the Holy Land, in remembrance of Pope Francis at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, the site where according to tradition Jesus was crucified and buried, in the Old City of Jerusalem, Wednesday, April 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)

A Catholic holds a crucifix during Pope Francis Memorial Mass, at the Cathedral of Christ the King, Johannesburg, South Africa, Wednesday, April 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)

A Catholic holds a crucifix during Pope Francis Memorial Mass, at the Cathedral of Christ the King, Johannesburg, South Africa, Wednesday, April 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)

Devotees pray for the late Pope Francis as they wait for their turn to be allowed in to the Apostolic Nunciature to offer their condolences, in Jakarta, Indonesia, Wednesday, April 23, 2025.(AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

Devotees pray for the late Pope Francis as they wait for their turn to be allowed in to the Apostolic Nunciature to offer their condolences, in Jakarta, Indonesia, Wednesday, April 23, 2025.(AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

Photos of late Pope Francis are projected outside Saint George Church on the feast day of Saint George in Rio de Janeiro, before sunrise, Wednesday, April 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado)

Photos of late Pope Francis are projected outside Saint George Church on the feast day of Saint George in Rio de Janeiro, before sunrise, Wednesday, April 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado)

Faithful pray during a Pope Francis Memorial Mass, at the Cathedral of Christ the King, Johannesburg, South Africa, Wednesday, April 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)

Faithful pray during a Pope Francis Memorial Mass, at the Cathedral of Christ the King, Johannesburg, South Africa, Wednesday, April 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)

A man walks in procession with a picture of the late Pope Francis after a Mass led by Latin Patriarch Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the top Catholic clergyman in the Holy Land, in the Old City of Jerusalem, Wednesday, April 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)

A man walks in procession with a picture of the late Pope Francis after a Mass led by Latin Patriarch Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the top Catholic clergyman in the Holy Land, in the Old City of Jerusalem, Wednesday, April 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)

Issa Kassissieh holds a candle during a Mass led by Latin Patriarch Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the top Catholic clergyman in the Holy Land, in remembrance of Pope Francis at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, the site where according to tradition Jesus was crucified and buried, in the Old City of Jerusalem, Wednesday, April 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)

Issa Kassissieh holds a candle during a Mass led by Latin Patriarch Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the top Catholic clergyman in the Holy Land, in remembrance of Pope Francis at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, the site where according to tradition Jesus was crucified and buried, in the Old City of Jerusalem, Wednesday, April 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)

Parishioners, as seen through a window, partake in a prayer service in remembrance of Pope Francis at St. Ignatius Catholic Church, Tuesday, April 22, 2025, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)

Parishioners, as seen through a window, partake in a prayer service in remembrance of Pope Francis at St. Ignatius Catholic Church, Tuesday, April 22, 2025, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)

Clergy take part in a Mass led by Latin Patriarch Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the top Catholic clergyman in the Holy Land, in remembrance of Pope Francis at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, the site where according to tradition Jesus was crucified and buried, in the Old City of Jerusalem, Wednesday, April 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)

Clergy take part in a Mass led by Latin Patriarch Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the top Catholic clergyman in the Holy Land, in remembrance of Pope Francis at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, the site where according to tradition Jesus was crucified and buried, in the Old City of Jerusalem, Wednesday, April 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)

Devotees lay flowers near the banner of the late Pope Francis in Dili, East Timor, Wednesday, April 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Suzana Cardoso)

Devotees lay flowers near the banner of the late Pope Francis in Dili, East Timor, Wednesday, April 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Suzana Cardoso)

South Korean Kim Seung-hoe with a portrait of the late Pope Francis takes photos outside Myeongdong Cathedral in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, April 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

South Korean Kim Seung-hoe with a portrait of the late Pope Francis takes photos outside Myeongdong Cathedral in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, April 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

A Catholic man prays after the Pope Francis Memorial Mass, at the Cathedral of Christ the King, Johannesburg, South Africa, Wednesday, April 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)

A Catholic man prays after the Pope Francis Memorial Mass, at the Cathedral of Christ the King, Johannesburg, South Africa, Wednesday, April 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)

The Philippine flag, left, and Vatican flag are half-staff beside a portrait of the late Pope Francis at the Cubao Cathedral in Quezon city, Philippines Wednesday, April 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

The Philippine flag, left, and Vatican flag are half-staff beside a portrait of the late Pope Francis at the Cubao Cathedral in Quezon city, Philippines Wednesday, April 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

Christians attend prayer services for the late Pope Francis at St. Anthony Church in Lahore, Pakistan, Tuesday, April 22, 2025. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)

Christians attend prayer services for the late Pope Francis at St. Anthony Church in Lahore, Pakistan, Tuesday, April 22, 2025. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)

People walk around St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Tuesday, April 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)

People walk around St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Tuesday, April 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)

A parishioner cries during a mass for the late Pope Francis at St. Patrick's Cathedral, Tuesday, April 22, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

A parishioner cries during a mass for the late Pope Francis at St. Patrick's Cathedral, Tuesday, April 22, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

A street artists chalks a portrait of the late Pope Francis outside the Cathedral in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Tuesday, April 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

A street artists chalks a portrait of the late Pope Francis outside the Cathedral in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Tuesday, April 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

Faithful pray during a service for the late Pope Francis at St. Alexander's Rome Catholic Cathedral in Kyiv Ukraine, Tuesday, April 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

Faithful pray during a service for the late Pope Francis at St. Alexander's Rome Catholic Cathedral in Kyiv Ukraine, Tuesday, April 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

People pray in front of candles for the late Pope Francis on the grand staircase of the Cathedral in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Tuesday, April 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

People pray in front of candles for the late Pope Francis on the grand staircase of the Cathedral in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Tuesday, April 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

Faithful attend a rosary prayer for the late Pope Francis, in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Tuesday April 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

Faithful attend a rosary prayer for the late Pope Francis, in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Tuesday April 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

A woman holds a photo of the late Pope Francis during an inter-religious prayer service in honor of the late pontiff at the Cathedral in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Tuesday, April 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

A woman holds a photo of the late Pope Francis during an inter-religious prayer service in honor of the late pontiff at the Cathedral in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Tuesday, April 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

People attend a mass inside Notre Dame cathedral where a poster shows Pope Francis following the Vatican's announcement of his death, Monday, April 21, 2025 in Paris. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

People attend a mass inside Notre Dame cathedral where a poster shows Pope Francis following the Vatican's announcement of his death, Monday, April 21, 2025 in Paris. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

Graffiti artist Alexander Ikawah, paints Pope Francis on a canvas in Nairobi, Kenya Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)

Graffiti artist Alexander Ikawah, paints Pope Francis on a canvas in Nairobi, Kenya Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)

Worshippers light candles at the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Aparecida, following the Vatican's announcement the death of Pope Francis, in Aparecida, Brazil Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)

Worshippers light candles at the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Aparecida, following the Vatican's announcement the death of Pope Francis, in Aparecida, Brazil Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)

Catholic believers pray after the news of Pope Francis's death at Myeongdong Cathedral in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

Catholic believers pray after the news of Pope Francis's death at Myeongdong Cathedral in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

People light candles inside Notre Dame cathedral Monday, April 21, 2025 in Paris. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

People light candles inside Notre Dame cathedral Monday, April 21, 2025 in Paris. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

Issa Kassissieh touches a photo of the late Pope Francis, which he placed in Jerusalem's Old City following news of the pontiff's death at age 88, on Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)

Issa Kassissieh touches a photo of the late Pope Francis, which he placed in Jerusalem's Old City following news of the pontiff's death at age 88, on Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)

Christians arrive with a portrait of Pope Francis for a prayer ceremony at the Cathedral Church of the Resurrection, in Lahore, Pakistan Monday, April 21, 2025, following the announcement by the Vatican of the death of Pope Francis. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)

Christians arrive with a portrait of Pope Francis for a prayer ceremony at the Cathedral Church of the Resurrection, in Lahore, Pakistan Monday, April 21, 2025, following the announcement by the Vatican of the death of Pope Francis. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)

Jose H. Gomez, Archbishop of Los Angeles, sits behind an image of Pope Francis during a service in the Pope's honor at the Cathedral of Our Lady of Angels, Monday, April 21, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

Jose H. Gomez, Archbishop of Los Angeles, sits behind an image of Pope Francis during a service in the Pope's honor at the Cathedral of Our Lady of Angels, Monday, April 21, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

Photographed through the door of a confessional, a person prays during Mass in honor of Pope Francis, following the Vatican's announcement of his death, at the Cathedral in Brasilia, Brazil, Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

Photographed through the door of a confessional, a person prays during Mass in honor of Pope Francis, following the Vatican's announcement of his death, at the Cathedral in Brasilia, Brazil, Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

People pray during a Mass in honor of the late Pope Francis at Nuestra Señora de la Asuncion Cathedral in Asuncion, Paraguay, Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz)

People pray during a Mass in honor of the late Pope Francis at Nuestra Señora de la Asuncion Cathedral in Asuncion, Paraguay, Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz)

Emerson Espinosa prays during a Mass in tribute to the late Pope Francis at the Cathedral in Bogotá, Colombia, Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)

Emerson Espinosa prays during a Mass in tribute to the late Pope Francis at the Cathedral in Bogotá, Colombia, Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)

Indian Catholics light candles during a prayer meeting for Pope Francis in Kochi, India, Monday, April 21, 2025 following the announcement of his death by the Vatican. (AP Photo/R S Iyer)

Indian Catholics light candles during a prayer meeting for Pope Francis in Kochi, India, Monday, April 21, 2025 following the announcement of his death by the Vatican. (AP Photo/R S Iyer)

Suzanne Jessep lights a candle at Sydney's St Mary's Cathedral following the death of Pope Francis, Australia, Tuesday, April 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)

Suzanne Jessep lights a candle at Sydney's St Mary's Cathedral following the death of Pope Francis, Australia, Tuesday, April 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)

Indian Catholics pray during a prayer meeting for Pope Francis in Kochi, India, Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/R S Iyer)

Indian Catholics pray during a prayer meeting for Pope Francis in Kochi, India, Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/R S Iyer)

People on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange observe a Moment of Silence for the passing of Pope Francis, Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

People on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange observe a Moment of Silence for the passing of Pope Francis, Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

The Cardinal Archbishop of Westminster Vincent Nichols speaks during a Requiem Mass for Pope Francis inside Westminster Cathedral, in London, Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

The Cardinal Archbishop of Westminster Vincent Nichols speaks during a Requiem Mass for Pope Francis inside Westminster Cathedral, in London, Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

Fans and players stand during a moment of silence as a portrait of Pope Francis is displayed at Citi Field before a baseball game between the New York Mets and the Philadelphia Phillies Monday, April 21, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

Fans and players stand during a moment of silence as a portrait of Pope Francis is displayed at Citi Field before a baseball game between the New York Mets and the Philadelphia Phillies Monday, April 21, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

Maria Teresa Delgado holds a portrait of the late Pope Francis during Mass at the Basílica de San José de Flores, where he worshipped as a youth, following the Vatican's announcement of his death in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Gustavo Garello)

Maria Teresa Delgado holds a portrait of the late Pope Francis during Mass at the Basílica de San José de Flores, where he worshipped as a youth, following the Vatican's announcement of his death in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Gustavo Garello)

Gregoria Caceres kneels in front of a portrait of the late Pope Francis at the Caacupe Parish, which he often visited and preached at, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

Gregoria Caceres kneels in front of a portrait of the late Pope Francis at the Caacupe Parish, which he often visited and preached at, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

Christian Palestinians attend a special prayer for the late Pope Francis after the news of his death at age 88, at the Holy Family Church in the Old City of Gaza, Gaza City, Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)

Christian Palestinians attend a special prayer for the late Pope Francis after the news of his death at age 88, at the Holy Family Church in the Old City of Gaza, Gaza City, Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)

A portrait of the late Pope Francis is projected onto a water fountain at Magic Water Circuit in Lima, Peru, Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)

A portrait of the late Pope Francis is projected onto a water fountain at Magic Water Circuit in Lima, Peru, Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)

A street artists chalks a portrait of the late Pope Francis outside the Cathedral in Buenos Aires, Argentina Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

A street artists chalks a portrait of the late Pope Francis outside the Cathedral in Buenos Aires, Argentina Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

Priests pray next to a photo of the late Pope Francis during a prayer service at the Saint Hedwig's Cathedral in Berlin, Germany, Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

Priests pray next to a photo of the late Pope Francis during a prayer service at the Saint Hedwig's Cathedral in Berlin, Germany, Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

Alejandra Zuccoli prays at the Basílica de San José de Flores, the church where the late Pope Francis worshipped as a youth, following the Vatican's announcement of his death in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

Alejandra Zuccoli prays at the Basílica de San José de Flores, the church where the late Pope Francis worshipped as a youth, following the Vatican's announcement of his death in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

A woman listens to a sermon inside the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Guadalupe Cathedral, as the Catholic Church mourns the death of Pope Francis, Monday, April 21, 2025, in Tijuana, Mexico. (AP Photo/Carlos A. Moreno)

A woman listens to a sermon inside the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Guadalupe Cathedral, as the Catholic Church mourns the death of Pope Francis, Monday, April 21, 2025, in Tijuana, Mexico. (AP Photo/Carlos A. Moreno)

Catholic monks pray at San Francisco Church during a Mass in memory of the late Pope Francis after the news of his death, in Antigua, Guatemala, Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)

Catholic monks pray at San Francisco Church during a Mass in memory of the late Pope Francis after the news of his death, in Antigua, Guatemala, Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)

Genali Nogales touches a painting of the late Pope Francis at the Basílica de San José de Flores, where he worshipped as a youth, following the Vatican's announcement of his death in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Gustavo Garello)

Genali Nogales touches a painting of the late Pope Francis at the Basílica de San José de Flores, where he worshipped as a youth, following the Vatican's announcement of his death in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Gustavo Garello)

Faithful hold candles during a Mass honoring the late Pope Francis under a highway bridge in the Carlos Mugica neighborhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina, Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

Faithful hold candles during a Mass honoring the late Pope Francis under a highway bridge in the Carlos Mugica neighborhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina, Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

A parishioner weeps in front of a picture of Pope Francis at St. Patrick's Cathedral, Monday, April 21, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)

A parishioner weeps in front of a picture of Pope Francis at St. Patrick's Cathedral, Monday, April 21, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)

A worshipper cries during Mass at the Cathedral in Buenos Aires, Argentina, following the Vatican's announcement of Pope Francis' death, Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

A worshipper cries during Mass at the Cathedral in Buenos Aires, Argentina, following the Vatican's announcement of Pope Francis' death, Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

A man touches a portrait of the late Pope Francis placed in one of the offices at the Catholic Church of the assumption in Lagos, Nigeria, Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)

A man touches a portrait of the late Pope Francis placed in one of the offices at the Catholic Church of the assumption in Lagos, Nigeria, Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)

Myanmar Christians attend a prayer for Pope Francis at St. Mary Cathedral Tuesday, April 22, 2025, in Yangon, Myanmar. (AP Photo/Thein Zaw)

Myanmar Christians attend a prayer for Pope Francis at St. Mary Cathedral Tuesday, April 22, 2025, in Yangon, Myanmar. (AP Photo/Thein Zaw)

Christian priests attend a prayer for Pope Francis at St. Mary Cathedral Tuesday, April 22, 2025, in Yangon, Myanmar. (AP Photo/Thein Zaw)

Christian priests attend a prayer for Pope Francis at St. Mary Cathedral Tuesday, April 22, 2025, in Yangon, Myanmar. (AP Photo/Thein Zaw)

A woman writes in a condolence book for the late Pope Francis at the Saint Hedwig's Cathedral in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, April 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

A woman writes in a condolence book for the late Pope Francis at the Saint Hedwig's Cathedral in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, April 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

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An Indian artist Sagar Kambli makes a painting of Pope Francis as a mark of tribute on a sidewalk in Mumbai, India, Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)

An Indian artist Sagar Kambli makes a painting of Pope Francis as a mark of tribute on a sidewalk in Mumbai, India, Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)

Faithful hold candles under a highway bridge during Mass to honor the late Pope Francis in the Carlos Mugica neighborhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina, Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

Faithful hold candles under a highway bridge during Mass to honor the late Pope Francis in the Carlos Mugica neighborhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina, Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

A shop owner places a black ribbon over a photo of the late Pope Francis after the news of his death at age 88, in Bethlehem, West Bank, on Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)

A shop owner places a black ribbon over a photo of the late Pope Francis after the news of his death at age 88, in Bethlehem, West Bank, on Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)

A woman prays during the morning mass at the Sanctuaire d'adoration cathedral, following the announcement of Pope Francis's death in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo, Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa)

A woman prays during the morning mass at the Sanctuaire d'adoration cathedral, following the announcement of Pope Francis's death in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo, Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa)

Graffiti artist Alexander Ikawah, paints Pope Francis on a canvas in Nairobi, Kenya Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)

Graffiti artist Alexander Ikawah, paints Pope Francis on a canvas in Nairobi, Kenya Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)

People take photos by a photo of Pope Francis at the entrance to the car museum where one of the Popemobiles he used during his visit to Cuba is displayed in Havana, Tuesday, April 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

People take photos by a photo of Pope Francis at the entrance to the car museum where one of the Popemobiles he used during his visit to Cuba is displayed in Havana, Tuesday, April 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

A man looks at a photo of the late Pope Francis projected onto the Obelisk in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Gustavo Garello)

A man looks at a photo of the late Pope Francis projected onto the Obelisk in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Gustavo Garello)

Norberto Rodriguez places a photo of the late Pope Francis on a column at the Cathedral in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Tuesday, April 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

Norberto Rodriguez places a photo of the late Pope Francis on a column at the Cathedral in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Tuesday, April 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

A woman lights a candle at the Catholic Cathedral Basilica of St Dionysius the Areopagite in Athens, Greece, Tuesday, April 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

A woman lights a candle at the Catholic Cathedral Basilica of St Dionysius the Areopagite in Athens, Greece, Tuesday, April 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

A street vendor sells key chains of the late Pope Francis outside the Cathedral in Bogota, Colombia, Wednesday, April 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)

A street vendor sells key chains of the late Pope Francis outside the Cathedral in Bogota, Colombia, Wednesday, April 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)

Maureen Boyd leans against a portrait of the late Pope Francis after a mass at the Cathedral of Incarnation, Wednesday, April 23, 2025, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)

Maureen Boyd leans against a portrait of the late Pope Francis after a mass at the Cathedral of Incarnation, Wednesday, April 23, 2025, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)

People walk past near the screens showing the portraits of the late Pope Francis at the Coex in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, April 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

People walk past near the screens showing the portraits of the late Pope Francis at the Coex in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, April 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)

A woman lights a candle by the confessional at the Basilica de San Jose de Flores where the future Pope Francis, known as Jorge Bergoglio, first realized his calling to become a priest at age 17, in the Flores neighborhood where he grew up in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Thursday, April 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

A woman lights a candle by the confessional at the Basilica de San Jose de Flores where the future Pope Francis, known as Jorge Bergoglio, first realized his calling to become a priest at age 17, in the Flores neighborhood where he grew up in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Thursday, April 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

A vendor wears a head accessories of Pope Francis outside the Apostolic Nunciature in Jakarta, Indonesia, Thursday, April 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)

A vendor wears a head accessories of Pope Francis outside the Apostolic Nunciature in Jakarta, Indonesia, Thursday, April 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)

A photograph of the late Pope Francis sits in the window of the Muglia shoe store alongside the model of shoes that Jorge Bergoglio used in the Flores neighborhood where he grew up in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Thursday, April 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

A photograph of the late Pope Francis sits in the window of the Muglia shoe store alongside the model of shoes that Jorge Bergoglio used in the Flores neighborhood where he grew up in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Thursday, April 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

An artist paints an image of the late Pope Francis outside San Antonio parish before a Mass by fans of San Lorenzo soccer club, of which the pontiff was a lifelong supporter, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Wednesday, April 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

An artist paints an image of the late Pope Francis outside San Antonio parish before a Mass by fans of San Lorenzo soccer club, of which the pontiff was a lifelong supporter, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Wednesday, April 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

Fans of San Lorenzo soccer club attend a Mass at San Antonio Parish in honor of the late Pope Francis, a lifelong supporter of the club, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Wednesday, April 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

Fans of San Lorenzo soccer club attend a Mass at San Antonio Parish in honor of the late Pope Francis, a lifelong supporter of the club, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Wednesday, April 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

A message board for the late Pope Francis is covered with writings from Catholic devotees outside St. Peter Parish in Quezon city, Philippines, Thursday, April 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

A message board for the late Pope Francis is covered with writings from Catholic devotees outside St. Peter Parish in Quezon city, Philippines, Thursday, April 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

Faithful pray during a mass honoring Pope Francis at the Cua Bac Parish Church in Hanoi, Vietnam on April 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Hau Dinh)

Faithful pray during a mass honoring Pope Francis at the Cua Bac Parish Church in Hanoi, Vietnam on April 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Hau Dinh)

A parishioner prays during a special mass organised in honour of the late Pope Francis at the Holy Cross Cathedral Church in Lagos, Nigeria, Wednesday, April 23, 2025, (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)

A parishioner prays during a special mass organised in honour of the late Pope Francis at the Holy Cross Cathedral Church in Lagos, Nigeria, Wednesday, April 23, 2025, (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)

A parishioner prays during a special mass organised in honour of the late Pope Francis at the Holy Cross Cathedral Church in Lagos, Nigeria, Wednesday, April 23, 2025, (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)

A parishioner prays during a special mass organised in honour of the late Pope Francis at the Holy Cross Cathedral Church in Lagos, Nigeria, Wednesday, April 23, 2025, (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)

Clergy and worshippers take part in a Mass led by Latin Patriarch Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the top Catholic clergyman in the Holy Land, in remembrance of Pope Francis at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, the site where according to tradition Jesus was crucified and buried, in the Old City of Jerusalem, Wednesday, April 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)

Clergy and worshippers take part in a Mass led by Latin Patriarch Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the top Catholic clergyman in the Holy Land, in remembrance of Pope Francis at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, the site where according to tradition Jesus was crucified and buried, in the Old City of Jerusalem, Wednesday, April 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)

A Catholic holds a crucifix during Pope Francis Memorial Mass, at the Cathedral of Christ the King, Johannesburg, South Africa, Wednesday, April 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)

A Catholic holds a crucifix during Pope Francis Memorial Mass, at the Cathedral of Christ the King, Johannesburg, South Africa, Wednesday, April 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)

Devotees pray for the late Pope Francis as they wait for their turn to be allowed in to the Apostolic Nunciature to offer their condolences, in Jakarta, Indonesia, Wednesday, April 23, 2025.(AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

Devotees pray for the late Pope Francis as they wait for their turn to be allowed in to the Apostolic Nunciature to offer their condolences, in Jakarta, Indonesia, Wednesday, April 23, 2025.(AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

Photos of late Pope Francis are projected outside Saint George Church on the feast day of Saint George in Rio de Janeiro, before sunrise, Wednesday, April 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado)

Photos of late Pope Francis are projected outside Saint George Church on the feast day of Saint George in Rio de Janeiro, before sunrise, Wednesday, April 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado)

Faithful pray during a Pope Francis Memorial Mass, at the Cathedral of Christ the King, Johannesburg, South Africa, Wednesday, April 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)

Faithful pray during a Pope Francis Memorial Mass, at the Cathedral of Christ the King, Johannesburg, South Africa, Wednesday, April 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)

A man walks in procession with a picture of the late Pope Francis after a Mass led by Latin Patriarch Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the top Catholic clergyman in the Holy Land, in the Old City of Jerusalem, Wednesday, April 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)

A man walks in procession with a picture of the late Pope Francis after a Mass led by Latin Patriarch Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the top Catholic clergyman in the Holy Land, in the Old City of Jerusalem, Wednesday, April 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)

Issa Kassissieh holds a candle during a Mass led by Latin Patriarch Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the top Catholic clergyman in the Holy Land, in remembrance of Pope Francis at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, the site where according to tradition Jesus was crucified and buried, in the Old City of Jerusalem, Wednesday, April 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)

Issa Kassissieh holds a candle during a Mass led by Latin Patriarch Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the top Catholic clergyman in the Holy Land, in remembrance of Pope Francis at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, the site where according to tradition Jesus was crucified and buried, in the Old City of Jerusalem, Wednesday, April 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)

Parishioners, as seen through a window, partake in a prayer service in remembrance of Pope Francis at St. Ignatius Catholic Church, Tuesday, April 22, 2025, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)

Parishioners, as seen through a window, partake in a prayer service in remembrance of Pope Francis at St. Ignatius Catholic Church, Tuesday, April 22, 2025, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)

Clergy take part in a Mass led by Latin Patriarch Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the top Catholic clergyman in the Holy Land, in remembrance of Pope Francis at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, the site where according to tradition Jesus was crucified and buried, in the Old City of Jerusalem, Wednesday, April 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)

Clergy take part in a Mass led by Latin Patriarch Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the top Catholic clergyman in the Holy Land, in remembrance of Pope Francis at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, the site where according to tradition Jesus was crucified and buried, in the Old City of Jerusalem, Wednesday, April 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)

Devotees lay flowers near the banner of the late Pope Francis in Dili, East Timor, Wednesday, April 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Suzana Cardoso)

Devotees lay flowers near the banner of the late Pope Francis in Dili, East Timor, Wednesday, April 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Suzana Cardoso)

South Korean Kim Seung-hoe with a portrait of the late Pope Francis takes photos outside Myeongdong Cathedral in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, April 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

South Korean Kim Seung-hoe with a portrait of the late Pope Francis takes photos outside Myeongdong Cathedral in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, April 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

A Catholic man prays after the Pope Francis Memorial Mass, at the Cathedral of Christ the King, Johannesburg, South Africa, Wednesday, April 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)

A Catholic man prays after the Pope Francis Memorial Mass, at the Cathedral of Christ the King, Johannesburg, South Africa, Wednesday, April 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)

The Philippine flag, left, and Vatican flag are half-staff beside a portrait of the late Pope Francis at the Cubao Cathedral in Quezon city, Philippines Wednesday, April 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

The Philippine flag, left, and Vatican flag are half-staff beside a portrait of the late Pope Francis at the Cubao Cathedral in Quezon city, Philippines Wednesday, April 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

Christians attend prayer services for the late Pope Francis at St. Anthony Church in Lahore, Pakistan, Tuesday, April 22, 2025. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)

Christians attend prayer services for the late Pope Francis at St. Anthony Church in Lahore, Pakistan, Tuesday, April 22, 2025. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)

People walk around St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Tuesday, April 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)

People walk around St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Tuesday, April 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)

A parishioner cries during a mass for the late Pope Francis at St. Patrick's Cathedral, Tuesday, April 22, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

A parishioner cries during a mass for the late Pope Francis at St. Patrick's Cathedral, Tuesday, April 22, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

A street artists chalks a portrait of the late Pope Francis outside the Cathedral in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Tuesday, April 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

A street artists chalks a portrait of the late Pope Francis outside the Cathedral in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Tuesday, April 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

Faithful pray during a service for the late Pope Francis at St. Alexander's Rome Catholic Cathedral in Kyiv Ukraine, Tuesday, April 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

Faithful pray during a service for the late Pope Francis at St. Alexander's Rome Catholic Cathedral in Kyiv Ukraine, Tuesday, April 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

People pray in front of candles for the late Pope Francis on the grand staircase of the Cathedral in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Tuesday, April 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

People pray in front of candles for the late Pope Francis on the grand staircase of the Cathedral in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Tuesday, April 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

Faithful attend a rosary prayer for the late Pope Francis, in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Tuesday April 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

Faithful attend a rosary prayer for the late Pope Francis, in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Tuesday April 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)

A woman holds a photo of the late Pope Francis during an inter-religious prayer service in honor of the late pontiff at the Cathedral in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Tuesday, April 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

A woman holds a photo of the late Pope Francis during an inter-religious prayer service in honor of the late pontiff at the Cathedral in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Tuesday, April 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

People attend a mass inside Notre Dame cathedral where a poster shows Pope Francis following the Vatican's announcement of his death, Monday, April 21, 2025 in Paris. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

People attend a mass inside Notre Dame cathedral where a poster shows Pope Francis following the Vatican's announcement of his death, Monday, April 21, 2025 in Paris. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

Graffiti artist Alexander Ikawah, paints Pope Francis on a canvas in Nairobi, Kenya Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)

Graffiti artist Alexander Ikawah, paints Pope Francis on a canvas in Nairobi, Kenya Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)

Worshippers light candles at the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Aparecida, following the Vatican's announcement the death of Pope Francis, in Aparecida, Brazil Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)

Worshippers light candles at the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Aparecida, following the Vatican's announcement the death of Pope Francis, in Aparecida, Brazil Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)

Catholic believers pray after the news of Pope Francis's death at Myeongdong Cathedral in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

Catholic believers pray after the news of Pope Francis's death at Myeongdong Cathedral in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

People light candles inside Notre Dame cathedral Monday, April 21, 2025 in Paris. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

People light candles inside Notre Dame cathedral Monday, April 21, 2025 in Paris. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

Issa Kassissieh touches a photo of the late Pope Francis, which he placed in Jerusalem's Old City following news of the pontiff's death at age 88, on Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)

Issa Kassissieh touches a photo of the late Pope Francis, which he placed in Jerusalem's Old City following news of the pontiff's death at age 88, on Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)

Christians arrive with a portrait of Pope Francis for a prayer ceremony at the Cathedral Church of the Resurrection, in Lahore, Pakistan Monday, April 21, 2025, following the announcement by the Vatican of the death of Pope Francis. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)

Christians arrive with a portrait of Pope Francis for a prayer ceremony at the Cathedral Church of the Resurrection, in Lahore, Pakistan Monday, April 21, 2025, following the announcement by the Vatican of the death of Pope Francis. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)

Jose H. Gomez, Archbishop of Los Angeles, sits behind an image of Pope Francis during a service in the Pope's honor at the Cathedral of Our Lady of Angels, Monday, April 21, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

Jose H. Gomez, Archbishop of Los Angeles, sits behind an image of Pope Francis during a service in the Pope's honor at the Cathedral of Our Lady of Angels, Monday, April 21, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

Photographed through the door of a confessional, a person prays during Mass in honor of Pope Francis, following the Vatican's announcement of his death, at the Cathedral in Brasilia, Brazil, Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

Photographed through the door of a confessional, a person prays during Mass in honor of Pope Francis, following the Vatican's announcement of his death, at the Cathedral in Brasilia, Brazil, Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

People pray during a Mass in honor of the late Pope Francis at Nuestra Señora de la Asuncion Cathedral in Asuncion, Paraguay, Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz)

People pray during a Mass in honor of the late Pope Francis at Nuestra Señora de la Asuncion Cathedral in Asuncion, Paraguay, Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz)

Emerson Espinosa prays during a Mass in tribute to the late Pope Francis at the Cathedral in Bogotá, Colombia, Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)

Emerson Espinosa prays during a Mass in tribute to the late Pope Francis at the Cathedral in Bogotá, Colombia, Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)

Indian Catholics light candles during a prayer meeting for Pope Francis in Kochi, India, Monday, April 21, 2025 following the announcement of his death by the Vatican. (AP Photo/R S Iyer)

Indian Catholics light candles during a prayer meeting for Pope Francis in Kochi, India, Monday, April 21, 2025 following the announcement of his death by the Vatican. (AP Photo/R S Iyer)

Suzanne Jessep lights a candle at Sydney's St Mary's Cathedral following the death of Pope Francis, Australia, Tuesday, April 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)

Suzanne Jessep lights a candle at Sydney's St Mary's Cathedral following the death of Pope Francis, Australia, Tuesday, April 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)

Indian Catholics pray during a prayer meeting for Pope Francis in Kochi, India, Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/R S Iyer)

Indian Catholics pray during a prayer meeting for Pope Francis in Kochi, India, Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/R S Iyer)

People on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange observe a Moment of Silence for the passing of Pope Francis, Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

People on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange observe a Moment of Silence for the passing of Pope Francis, Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

The Cardinal Archbishop of Westminster Vincent Nichols speaks during a Requiem Mass for Pope Francis inside Westminster Cathedral, in London, Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

The Cardinal Archbishop of Westminster Vincent Nichols speaks during a Requiem Mass for Pope Francis inside Westminster Cathedral, in London, Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

Fans and players stand during a moment of silence as a portrait of Pope Francis is displayed at Citi Field before a baseball game between the New York Mets and the Philadelphia Phillies Monday, April 21, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

Fans and players stand during a moment of silence as a portrait of Pope Francis is displayed at Citi Field before a baseball game between the New York Mets and the Philadelphia Phillies Monday, April 21, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

Maria Teresa Delgado holds a portrait of the late Pope Francis during Mass at the Basílica de San José de Flores, where he worshipped as a youth, following the Vatican's announcement of his death in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Gustavo Garello)

Maria Teresa Delgado holds a portrait of the late Pope Francis during Mass at the Basílica de San José de Flores, where he worshipped as a youth, following the Vatican's announcement of his death in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Gustavo Garello)

Gregoria Caceres kneels in front of a portrait of the late Pope Francis at the Caacupe Parish, which he often visited and preached at, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

Gregoria Caceres kneels in front of a portrait of the late Pope Francis at the Caacupe Parish, which he often visited and preached at, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

Christian Palestinians attend a special prayer for the late Pope Francis after the news of his death at age 88, at the Holy Family Church in the Old City of Gaza, Gaza City, Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)

Christian Palestinians attend a special prayer for the late Pope Francis after the news of his death at age 88, at the Holy Family Church in the Old City of Gaza, Gaza City, Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)

A portrait of the late Pope Francis is projected onto a water fountain at Magic Water Circuit in Lima, Peru, Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)

A portrait of the late Pope Francis is projected onto a water fountain at Magic Water Circuit in Lima, Peru, Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)

A street artists chalks a portrait of the late Pope Francis outside the Cathedral in Buenos Aires, Argentina Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

A street artists chalks a portrait of the late Pope Francis outside the Cathedral in Buenos Aires, Argentina Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

Priests pray next to a photo of the late Pope Francis during a prayer service at the Saint Hedwig's Cathedral in Berlin, Germany, Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

Priests pray next to a photo of the late Pope Francis during a prayer service at the Saint Hedwig's Cathedral in Berlin, Germany, Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

Alejandra Zuccoli prays at the Basílica de San José de Flores, the church where the late Pope Francis worshipped as a youth, following the Vatican's announcement of his death in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

Alejandra Zuccoli prays at the Basílica de San José de Flores, the church where the late Pope Francis worshipped as a youth, following the Vatican's announcement of his death in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

A woman listens to a sermon inside the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Guadalupe Cathedral, as the Catholic Church mourns the death of Pope Francis, Monday, April 21, 2025, in Tijuana, Mexico. (AP Photo/Carlos A. Moreno)

A woman listens to a sermon inside the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Guadalupe Cathedral, as the Catholic Church mourns the death of Pope Francis, Monday, April 21, 2025, in Tijuana, Mexico. (AP Photo/Carlos A. Moreno)

Catholic monks pray at San Francisco Church during a Mass in memory of the late Pope Francis after the news of his death, in Antigua, Guatemala, Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)

Catholic monks pray at San Francisco Church during a Mass in memory of the late Pope Francis after the news of his death, in Antigua, Guatemala, Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)

Genali Nogales touches a painting of the late Pope Francis at the Basílica de San José de Flores, where he worshipped as a youth, following the Vatican's announcement of his death in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Gustavo Garello)

Genali Nogales touches a painting of the late Pope Francis at the Basílica de San José de Flores, where he worshipped as a youth, following the Vatican's announcement of his death in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Gustavo Garello)

Faithful hold candles during a Mass honoring the late Pope Francis under a highway bridge in the Carlos Mugica neighborhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina, Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

Faithful hold candles during a Mass honoring the late Pope Francis under a highway bridge in the Carlos Mugica neighborhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina, Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)

A parishioner weeps in front of a picture of Pope Francis at St. Patrick's Cathedral, Monday, April 21, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)

A parishioner weeps in front of a picture of Pope Francis at St. Patrick's Cathedral, Monday, April 21, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)

A worshipper cries during Mass at the Cathedral in Buenos Aires, Argentina, following the Vatican's announcement of Pope Francis' death, Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

A worshipper cries during Mass at the Cathedral in Buenos Aires, Argentina, following the Vatican's announcement of Pope Francis' death, Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

A man touches a portrait of the late Pope Francis placed in one of the offices at the Catholic Church of the assumption in Lagos, Nigeria, Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)

A man touches a portrait of the late Pope Francis placed in one of the offices at the Catholic Church of the assumption in Lagos, Nigeria, Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)

Myanmar Christians attend a prayer for Pope Francis at St. Mary Cathedral Tuesday, April 22, 2025, in Yangon, Myanmar. (AP Photo/Thein Zaw)

Myanmar Christians attend a prayer for Pope Francis at St. Mary Cathedral Tuesday, April 22, 2025, in Yangon, Myanmar. (AP Photo/Thein Zaw)

Christian priests attend a prayer for Pope Francis at St. Mary Cathedral Tuesday, April 22, 2025, in Yangon, Myanmar. (AP Photo/Thein Zaw)

Christian priests attend a prayer for Pope Francis at St. Mary Cathedral Tuesday, April 22, 2025, in Yangon, Myanmar. (AP Photo/Thein Zaw)

A woman writes in a condolence book for the late Pope Francis at the Saint Hedwig's Cathedral in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, April 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

A woman writes in a condolence book for the late Pope Francis at the Saint Hedwig's Cathedral in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, April 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

VATICAN CITY (AP) — “Conclave,” the movie, may have introduced movie-goers to the spectacular ritual and drama of a modern conclave, but the periodic voting to elect a new pope has been going on for centuries and created a whole genre of historical trivia.

Here are some fun facts about conclaves past, derived from historical studies including Miles Pattenden's “Electing the Pope in Early Modern Italy, 1450–1700” and interviews with experts including Elena Cangiano, an archeologist at Viterbo's Palazzo dei Papi (Palace of the Popes).

In the 13th century, it took almost three years — 1,006 days to be exact — to choose Pope Clement IV's successor, making it the longest conclave in the Catholic Church’s history. It's also where the term conclave comes from — "under lock and key," because the cardinals who were meeting in Viterbo, north of Rome, took so long the town's frustrated citizens locked them in the room.

The secret vote that elected Pope Gregory X lasted from November 1268 to September 1271. It was the first example of a papal election by “compromise,” after a long struggle between supporters of two main geopolitical medieval factions — those faithful to the papacy and those supporting the Holy Roman Empire.

Gregory X was elected only after Viterbo residents tore the roof off the building where the prelates were staying and restricted their meals to bread and water to pressure them to come to a conclusion. Hoping to avoid a repeat, Gregory X decreed in 1274 that cardinals would only get “one meal a day” if the conclave stretched beyond three days, and only “bread, water and wine” if it went beyond eight. That restriction has been dropped.

Before 1274, there were times when a pope was elected the same day as the death of his predecessor. After that, however, the church decided to wait at least 10 days before the first vote. Later that was extended to 15 days to give all cardinals time to get to Rome. The quickest conclave observing the 10-day wait rule appears to have been the 1503 election of Pope Julius II, who was elected in just a few hours, according to Vatican historian Ambrogio Piazzoni. In more recent times, Pope Francis was elected in 2013 on the fifth ballot, Benedict XVI won in 2005 on the fourth and Pope Pius XII won on the third in 1939.

The first conclave held under Michelangelo's frescoed ceiling in the Sistine Chapel was in 1492. Since 1878, the world-renowned chapel has become the venue of all conclaves. “Everything is conducive to an awareness of the presence of God, in whose sight each person will one day be judged,” St. John Paul II wrote in his 1996 document regulating the conclave, “Universi Dominici Gregis.” The cardinals sleep a short distance away in the nearby Domus Santa Marta hotel or a nearby residence.

Most conclaves were held in Rome, with some taking place outside the Vatican walls. Four were held in the Pauline Chapel of the papal residence at the Quirinale Palace, while some 30 others were held in St. John Lateran Basilica, Santa Maria Sopra Minerva or other places in Rome. On 15 occasions they took place outside Rome and the Vatican altogether, including in Viterbo, Perugia, Arezzo and Venice in Italy, and Konstanz, Germany, and Lyon, France.

Between 1378-1417, referred to by historians as the Western Schism, there were rival claimants to the title of pope. The schism produced multiple papal contenders, the so-called antipopes, splitting the Catholic Church for nearly 40 years. The most prominent antipopes during the Western Schism were Clement VII, Benedict XIII, Alexander V, and John XXIII. The schism was ultimately resolved by the Council of Constance in 1417, which led to the election of Martin V, a universally accepted pontiff.

The cloistered nature of the conclave posed another challenge for cardinals: staying healthy. Before the Domus Santa Marta guest house was built in 1996, cardinal electors slept on cots in rooms connected to the Sistine Chapel. Conclaves in the 16th and 17th centuries were described as “disgusting” and “badly smelling,” with concern about disease outbreaks, particularly in summer, according to historian Miles Pattenden. “The cardinals simply had to have a more regular and comfortable way of living because they were old men, many of them with quite advanced disease,” Pattenden wrote. The enclosed space and lack of ventilation further aggravated these issues. Some of the electors left the conclave sick, often seriously.

Initially, papal elections weren’t as secretive, but concerns about political interference soared during the longest conclave in Viterbo. Gregory X decreed that cardinal electors should be locked in seclusion, “cum clave” (with a key), until a new pope was chosen. The purpose was to create a totally secluded environment where the cardinals could focus on their task, guided by God’s will, without any political interference or distractions. Over the centuries, various popes have modified and reinforced the rules surrounding the conclave, emphasizing the importance of secrecy.

Pope John XII was just 18 when he was elected in 955. The oldest popes were Pope Celestine III (elected in 1191) and Celestine V (elected in 1294) who were both nearly 85. Benedict XVI was 78 when he was elected in 2005.

There is no requirement that a pope be a cardinal, but that has been the case for centuries. The last time a pope was elected who wasn’t a cardinal was Urban VI in 1378. He was a monk and archbishop of Bari. While the Italians have had a stranglehold on the papacy over centuries, there have been many exceptions aside from John Paul II (Polish in 1978) and Benedict XVI (German in 2005) and Francis (Argentine in 2013). Alexander VI, elected in 1492, was Spanish; Gregory III, elected in 731, was Syrian; Adrian VI, elected in 1522, was from the Netherlands.

FILE - White smoke is seen billowing out from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel and announcing that a new pope has been elected on Wednesday, March 13, 2013. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia, File)

FILE - White smoke is seen billowing out from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel and announcing that a new pope has been elected on Wednesday, March 13, 2013. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia, File)

FILE - Italian Cardinal Giacomo Biffi, center, takes an oath at the beginning of the conclave to elect the next pope in the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican, Monday, April 18, 2005. (AP Photo/Osservatore Romano via AP, File)

FILE - Italian Cardinal Giacomo Biffi, center, takes an oath at the beginning of the conclave to elect the next pope in the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican, Monday, April 18, 2005. (AP Photo/Osservatore Romano via AP, File)

FILE - Pope Benedict XVI blesses the faithful as he arrives at St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican, Dec. 16, 2010. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino, File)

FILE - Pope Benedict XVI blesses the faithful as he arrives at St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican, Dec. 16, 2010. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino, File)

FILE - Nuns talk in front of Italian Renaissance artist Michelangelo Buonarroti's Moses statue, part of a funerary monument he designed for Pope Julius II inside San Pietro in Vincoli Basilica in Rome, July 2, 2013. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia, File)

FILE - Nuns talk in front of Italian Renaissance artist Michelangelo Buonarroti's Moses statue, part of a funerary monument he designed for Pope Julius II inside San Pietro in Vincoli Basilica in Rome, July 2, 2013. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia, File)

Cardinal Matteo Zuppi, centre, attends a mass on the third of nine days of mourning for late Pope Francis, in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Monday, April 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

Cardinal Matteo Zuppi, centre, attends a mass on the third of nine days of mourning for late Pope Francis, in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Monday, April 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

FILE - Cardinals walk in procession to the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican, at the beginning of the conclave, April 18, 2005. (Osservatore Romano via AP, File)

FILE - Cardinals walk in procession to the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican, at the beginning of the conclave, April 18, 2005. (Osservatore Romano via AP, File)

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