Justin Mclellan

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Here are some photos I took for @CatholicNewsSvc of #PopeFrancis' casket being taken to his final resting place in the Basilica of St. Mary Major in Rome after his funeral. The late pope's last journey in the popemobile took him past the Roman Forum and the Colosseum. https://t.co/yF3g0CsZkp

Cardinals are mobbed by the press as they arrive at the Vatican for their pre-conclave meetings, though few are willing to speak to journalists before #PopeFrancis' funeral tomorrow. https://t.co/FW7JStnxq6

The faithful wait in line to visit #PopeFrancis’ body in St. Peter’s Basilica. The Vatican has said the basilica may stay open past midnight to accommodate the high number of pilgrims coming to see the late pope’s remains. https://t.co/neFQeQDiZz

#PopeFrancis’ body is carried into St. Peter’s Basilica, where it will be available for public viewing and prayer for three days. https://t.co/3EVB2esvBR

Preparations underway to move #PopeFrancis’ body from the chapel of the pope’s residence at Casa Santa Marta to St. Peter’s Basilica. https://t.co/DQGfq0DE0E

As the pope of the peripheries, Pope Francis brought the heart, mind and soul of the Catholic Church in Latin America from what he called the "ends of the earth" to the center of Christendom. @DetroitCatholic via @CatholicNewsSvc https://t.co/xdE65pMyGC

Simone Legno, the creator of "Luce," also created a Nativity Scene depicting the Holy Family in the style of Japanese animated figures displayed in a Vatican exhibit on Nativity scenes from around the world. 📸 @CatholicNewsSvc https://t.co/OQuIcawo5T

#PopeFrancis does not take questions during the 50-minute return flight to Rome from Ajaccio, France. It is the first time the pope does not hold a press conference on an international flight and the shortest flight of his pontificate. 📸@CatholicNewsSvc / @LolaGomezC https://t.co/5YrMEO7BrM

#PopeFrancis ended his day trip to Corsica by meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron. Macron gave the pope a book on the Cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris and said his visit was an honor for Ajaccio, Corsica and France. (📸Vatican pool) https://t.co/pRZZ0kMR4A

#PopeFrancis addresses Corsica’s local Catholic community, encouraging Catholics to recall that evangelization does not depend on “human abilities” but on God. He encouraged church workers to regularly set aside time to connect with themselves and with God. https://t.co/4PQlgvjPfn

#PopeFrancis arrives at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption to meet with Ajaccio’s local Catholic community. Napoleon Bonaparte was baptized here in 1771. https://t.co/POlIO1iA9N

#PopeFrancis arrives in Ajaccio, France, for his daylong trip to the island of Corsica. The pope will participate in a conference on popular religiosity and celebrate Mass on the island. https://t.co/yzauVTBrk6

Pre-dawn boarding on #PopeFrancis’ flight for his day trip to the French island of Corsica, where he will participate in a conference on popular religiosity in the Mediterranean region. @CatholicNewsSvc https://t.co/eFh2ULu5ud

The #Vatican unveils “Luce” (Italian for “Light”), the mascot for the Holy Year 2025. Dressed as a pilgrim with a yellow raincoat, worn boots, a missionary cross, and a pilgrim's staff, Luce’s eyes are filled with scallop shells—a symbol of hope. 📸 @CatholicNewsSvc https://t.co/XC8J5mGR0e

Archbishop Rino Fisichella, chief organizer for the Holy Year 2025, announces that #PopeFrancis will open a Holy Door at a Rome prison Dec. 26 as a “tangible sign of the message of hope” for incarcerated persons around the world. https://t.co/DQQ9QRlAEK

RT @CatholicNewsSvc: Checking out progress in the restoration work on Bernini's baldacchino over the papal altar in St. Peter's Basilica --…