8. St. Peter’s Square from above

Beautiful aesthetics from the Pope's funeral 🧵 1. Today's Requiem Mass

2. The statue of St. Peter holding the keys of Heaven

3. A majestic view of St. Peter’s Basilica

4. More than 250,000 people from all walks of life came together in St. Peter’s Square today to pay their last respects to Pope Francis during his Requiem Mass.

5. Clergy at the funeral

6. St. Peter's statue from behind

7. A view of the funeral of Pope Francis in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican

9. Swiss Guards Often known as "the world's smallest army", this 135-strong force has protected the Pope for five centuries. The Pope's army is Swiss because, during the Middle Ages and Renaissance, the Swiss were known as Europe's most reliable mercenaries.

10. The mitre is a liturgical headdress worn by Roman Catholic bishops (including cardinals, archbishops, and popes). It has two shield-shaped stiffened halves that face the front and back.

11. Four nuns with the Basilica in the background

12. Pope Francis' coffin

13. Faithful listen to mass during the funeral

14. Pope Francis’s final journey in the popemobile

15. The coffin of Pope Francis passes the Colosseum in Rome

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