The funeral of Pope Francis, who died on Monday aged 88, has gotten under way at St Peter’s Square in the Vatican.
Hundreds of thousands of Catholic faithful have packed the site to bid farewell to the pontiff.
World leaders, Catholic officials and mourners from around the globe are at the pope’s funeral in Rome.
Among them are US President Donald Trump, Prince William, French President Emmanuel Macron, Spain’s King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia, and former US President Joe Biden.
Pope Francis’s vocal opinions on global issues occasionally put him at odds with some world leaders.
Dignitaries are sitting on the the right-hand side of the square – facing the Basilica – with the heads of state for Argentina and Italy taking the front seats.
They are followed by reigning sovereigns followed by heads of states who will be seated in alphabetical order by country, in French.
