Ruth Sherlock

And he was known, for example, to slip out of the Vatican to visit homeless shelters nearby there. And this was also the final focus of this funeral, too. a group of people from disadvantaged backgrounds were invited to be by the entrance of St Mary Major. People without homes, migrants, prisoners, victims of war.

And he was known, for example, to slip out of the Vatican to visit homeless shelters nearby there. And this was also the final focus of this funeral, too. a group of people from disadvantaged backgrounds were invited to be by the entrance of St Mary Major. People without homes, migrants, prisoners, victims of war.

And he was known, for example, to slip out of the Vatican to visit homeless shelters nearby there. And this was also the final focus of this funeral, too. a group of people from disadvantaged backgrounds were invited to be by the entrance of St Mary Major. People without homes, migrants, prisoners, victims of war.

It was a fitting end that these people should be the final people to say goodbye to this Pope.

It was a fitting end that these people should be the final people to say goodbye to this Pope.

It was a fitting end that these people should be the final people to say goodbye to this Pope.

Well, people are waiting in their long, snaking line around the Vatican. Some are holding umbrellas to shield from the sun as they wait to pay their final respects to Pope Francis as he lies in state. I spoke with Margarita Harvey from El Salvador, who has been waiting since a little after dawn, and she says it was always her dream to see the Pope.

Well, people are waiting in their long, snaking line around the Vatican. Some are holding umbrellas to shield from the sun as they wait to pay their final respects to Pope Francis as he lies in state. I spoke with Margarita Harvey from El Salvador, who has been waiting since a little after dawn, and she says it was always her dream to see the Pope.

Well, people are waiting in their long, snaking line around the Vatican. Some are holding umbrellas to shield from the sun as they wait to pay their final respects to Pope Francis as he lies in state. I spoke with Margarita Harvey from El Salvador, who has been waiting since a little after dawn, and she says it was always her dream to see the Pope.

Francis is lying in a single wooden casket rather than the three nested coffins that's been traditional of previous pope burials. And the coffin at St. Peter's Basilica is facing the church pews at ground level, not raised up. And this is typical of his papacy, of trying to keep a little of the ordinary even in this very extraordinary job.

Francis is lying in a single wooden casket rather than the three nested coffins that's been traditional of previous pope burials. And the coffin at St. Peter's Basilica is facing the church pews at ground level, not raised up. And this is typical of his papacy, of trying to keep a little of the ordinary even in this very extraordinary job.

Francis is lying in a single wooden casket rather than the three nested coffins that's been traditional of previous pope burials. And the coffin at St. Peter's Basilica is facing the church pews at ground level, not raised up. And this is typical of his papacy, of trying to keep a little of the ordinary even in this very extraordinary job.

Francis liked people, and you can see that in how he moved through the crowds in this very square this past Easter Sunday, just the day before he died. He was in his potent mobile without the bulletproof glass, hugging members of the public. The Vatican now says Francis was so weak that he'd actually worried about whether he could manage this.

Francis liked people, and you can see that in how he moved through the crowds in this very square this past Easter Sunday, just the day before he died. He was in his potent mobile without the bulletproof glass, hugging members of the public. The Vatican now says Francis was so weak that he'd actually worried about whether he could manage this.

Francis liked people, and you can see that in how he moved through the crowds in this very square this past Easter Sunday, just the day before he died. He was in his potent mobile without the bulletproof glass, hugging members of the public. The Vatican now says Francis was so weak that he'd actually worried about whether he could manage this.

But afterwards, he reportedly told his personal health care assistant, thank you for bringing me back to the square.

But afterwards, he reportedly told his personal health care assistant, thank you for bringing me back to the square.

But afterwards, he reportedly told his personal health care assistant, thank you for bringing me back to the square.

That's right. You know, this has the potential to be an important political moment, too. There may be some sensitive meetings that could happen on the sidelines. President Trump has confirmed he will attend, as will the Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky, which sets up the potential for them to meet for the first time since those tense public exchanges at the White House in March.

That's right. You know, this has the potential to be an important political moment, too. There may be some sensitive meetings that could happen on the sidelines. President Trump has confirmed he will attend, as will the Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky, which sets up the potential for them to meet for the first time since those tense public exchanges at the White House in March.