The basilica was bathed in a hushed silence as mourners from across the globe made a slow, shuffling procession up the main aisle to pay their last respects to Francis.

Travellers to Rome should expect closures, visitor restrictions and crowds at some of the city’s main attractions. View on euronews

With royals, presidents and hundreds of thousands of Catholic faithfuls heading to Rome following Pope Francis’s death, Italy and the Vatican are rolling out a massive security plan.