Crowds of people gather in St. Peter’s Square as the funeral for Pope Francis begins. An estimated 250,000 people attended the funeral service on April 26. (courtesy Megan Farrell) 
A screen allowed those further back to view the ceremony and showed the moment when a cardinal blessed Pope Francis’ casket with holy water. (courtesy Megan Farrell) 
A group of people outside St. Peter’s Square watched the screen as the ceremony took place. (courtesy Megan Farrell) 
The streets surrounding the Vatican were filled with people lining the roads, waiting for the procession as the Pope Francis’ casket drove by. (courtesy Megan Farrell)
Megan Farrell can be reached at farr9505@stthomas.edu.
