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These photos show how people around the world are reacting to Pope Francis’ death
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)
Devotees attend a Requiem Mass for Pope Francis at the Immaculate Conception Cathedral in Dili, East Timor, Tuesday, April 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Francisco Fatima da Costa Sony)
Devotees attend a Requiem Mass for Pope Francis at the Immaculate Conception Cathedral in Dili, East Timor, Tuesday, April 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Francisco Fatima da Costa Sony)
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)
An off-duty police officer carries a carton of eggs past a photo of Pope Francis at the entrance to the car museum where the three Popemobiles he used during his visit to Cuba are parked in Havana, Tuesday, April 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
An off-duty police officer carries a carton of eggs past a photo of Pope Francis at the entrance to the car museum where the three Popemobiles he used during his visit to Cuba are parked in Havana, Tuesday, April 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
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)
The throne, used by Pope Francis during his March 2021 visit of the Mar Youssif Chaldean Church, is placed in the church in Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)
The throne, used by Pope Francis during his March 2021 visit of the Mar Youssif Chaldean Church, is placed in the church in Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)
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)
Italian army soldiers carrying an anti drone gun patrol the area in front of St. Peter’s Square before a rosary prayer for the late Pope Francis, in Rome Tuesday, April 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
Italian army soldiers carrying an anti drone gun patrol the area in front of St. Peter’s Square before a rosary prayer for the late Pope Francis, in Rome Tuesday, April 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
Faithful react as they attend a Mass for the late Pope Francis, at the St. John Lateran Basilica, in Rome, Monday April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
Faithful react as they attend a Mass for the late Pope Francis, at the St. John Lateran Basilica, in Rome, Monday April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
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)
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)
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 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)
People stand next to a photograph of Pope Francis placed at Cathedral Basilica of Vilnius, Lithuania, Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis)
People stand next to a photograph of Pope Francis placed at Cathedral Basilica of Vilnius, Lithuania, Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis)
Christians attend a prayer services for late Pope Francis at the St. Anthony Church in Lahore, Pakistan, Tuesday, April 22, 2025. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)
Christians attend a prayer services for late Pope Francis at the St. Anthony Church in Lahore, Pakistan, Tuesday, April 22, 2025. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)
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)
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)
A family says a prayer in front of the portrait of the late Pope Francis at the Manila Cathedral in the country’s capital Manila, Philippines Tuesday, April 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
A family says a prayer in front of the portrait of the late Pope Francis at the Manila Cathedral in the country’s capital Manila, Philippines Tuesday, April 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
A woman lights a candle inside St Patrick’s Cathedral ahead of a mass following the death of Pope Francis, in Melbourne, Australia, Tuesday, April 22, 2025. (James Ross/AAP Image via AP)
A woman lights a candle inside St Patrick’s Cathedral ahead of a mass following the death of Pope Francis, in Melbourne, Australia, Tuesday, April 22, 2025. (James Ross/AAP Image via AP)
A worker places a banner of the late Pope Francis on the front of Cathedral Nuestra Senora de La Paz, Bolivia, Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)
A worker places a banner of the late Pope Francis on the front of Cathedral Nuestra Senora de La Paz, Bolivia, Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Juan Karita)
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)
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)