Pope Francis died on Easter Monday at the age of 88 after a 12-year papacy. The death of the pontiff has set off mourning across the Catholic world and days of ritual at the Vatican.

and cardinals were meeting Tuesday at the Vatican to plan his funeral and the conclave to elect his successor. This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors.

Andrew Medichini/AP Pope Francis tours the crowd at the end of the Easter mass in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican Sunday, April 20, 2025. Francis died Monday, April 21, 2025.

During the conclave, the cardinals gathered beneath Michelangelo's frescoed ceiling are forbidden from communicating with the outside world. This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors.

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VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican releases first images of Pope Francis, showing him in his casket with the Vatican secretary of state praying over him. This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo ...

while men carried 50kg (110 pounds) along a 1.1-kilometer (0.68-mile) course in Ossett, Yorkshire, in a uniquely British Easter tradition. This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors.