After the funeral, thousands of people visit the tomb of Pope Francis in Rome | Religious News

The second day of the funeral of thousands, the modest graves lined up on the first day of public viewing.

Thousands of mourners gathered in Rome to pay tribute to Pope Francis’ tomb.

A queue was seen on the grave that was open to the public during the nine days of official mourning and selected his successor between May 5 and May 10.

Outside the Cathedral of Major St. Mary, we urge visitors to move forward so that stable people can have a chance to say goodbye.

The Argentine Pope died on April 21 at the age of 88 and was placed in a moderately white marble tomb near the Madonna idol he deeply respected.

“For me, Pope Francis was an inspiration, a guide,” said Rome resident Elias Caravalhal.

Polish pilgrim Maria Brzezinska reflects on the simplicity of the site, saying: “This is exactly the way the pope is. He is simple, and now his place is simple.”

Breaking through a century-old tradition, Francis chose to bury it outside the Vatican and chose Rome's multicultural heart as his last resting place.

Earlier Sunday, Vatican Secretary of State Pietro Parolin and contenders who may be the next pope led a special mass at St Peter's Square.

In front of an estimated 200,000 people, many of them young pilgrims who initially gathered to classicize the Carlo Acutis program, Parolin paid tribute to Francis.

He said, “The shepherd whom Lord Francis gave to his people ended his earthly life and left us.” “The sorrow of his departure, the sorrow that stimulated us…we are going through all this.”

The mourning is Susmidah Murphy from Kerala, India. “It's incredible that he's no longer with us,” she said. “It's sad. We won't get a pope like this often.”

The Cardinals arriving in Rome will meet throughout the week to draw future lessons for 1.4 billion Roman Catholic churches.