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Video shows Pope Francis' tomb inside Rome's St. Mary Major's Basilica where he was laid to rest
Roman Catholic faithful began visiting the tomb of Pope Francis on Sunday, filing past the simple white tomb in St. Mary Major Basilica a day after he was bade farewell by the powerful of the world and a crowd of hundreds of thousands.
Cardinals visit the tomb of the late Pope Francis inside St. Mary Major Basilica in Rome, Sunday, April 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
Faithful line up to pay their respects to the tomb of Pope Francis inside St. Mary Major Basilica in Rome, Sunday, April 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
Cardinals visit the tomb of the late Pope Francis inside St. Mary Major Basilica in Rome, Sunday, April 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
People attend a mass presided over by Vatican Secretary of State, Cardinal Pietro Parolin on the second of nine days of mourning for late Pope Francis in St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican, Sunday, April 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)
People start gathering ahead of a mass presided over by Vatican Secretary of State, Cardinal Pietro Parolin on the second of nine days of mourning for late Pope Francis in St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican, Sunday, April 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)
Boy Scouts participating in the Jubilee of Teenagers follow a mass on the second of nine days of mourning for late Pope Francis presided over by Vatican Secretary of State, Cardinal Pietro Parolin in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Sunday, April 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
Vatican Secretary of State, Cardinal Pietro Parolin presides over a mass on the second of nine days of mourning for late Pope Francis in St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican, Sunday, April 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)
Clerics attend a mass presided over by Vatican Secretary of State, Cardinal Pietro Parolin on the second of nine days of mourning for late Pope Francis in St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican, Sunday, April 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)
Faithful sit on the monumental bronze sculpture "Angels Unawares" by Canadian Artist Timothy Schmalz, representing migrants on a boat and unveiled by late Pope Francis on Sunday, Sept. 29, 2919, while they attend a mass on the second of nine days of mourning for Francis presided over by Vatican Secretary of State, Cardinal Pietro Parolin in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Sunday, April 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
Cardinals walk inside St. Mary Major Basilica, where the late Pope Francis was buried, in Rome, Sunday, April 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
VATICAN CITY (AP) - Roman Catholic faithful began visiting the tomb of Pope Francis on Sunday, filing past the simple white tomb in St. Mary Major Basilica a day after he was bade farewell by the powerful of the world and a crowd of hundreds of thousands.
A single white rose was placed on the tomb that said "Franciscus" - the pope's name in Latin. A light cast its warm glow over the tomb and a reproduction of the late pontiff's pectoral cross on the wall above it.
Rosario Correale, from Salerno, Italy, said he experienced "great emotion" at witnessing Francis' final resting place "I see all the people are truly moved. He has truly left a mark on us."
People filed past, many crossing themselves or snapping photos with their phones. Ushers urged them to keep moving to accommodate the thousands who flocked to the Rome basilica to see the tomb,