In the dawning hours of Easter Monday, Pope Francis slipped into a coma and passed away, leaving vacant the sacred office entrusted with shepherding the world’s 1.3 billion Catholics.
His passing ushered in a period of spectacle and solemn remembrance in Rome and stirred an outpouring a grief across the globe. Known for his humble, compassionate papacy, Pope Francis embraced simplicity, sought out the marginalized, and championed progressive causes that earned him the nickname, “the people’s pope.”
These images were made in the days following his passing as the faithful and the curious grieved a beloved spiritual leader.