Mourners Streaming to Vatican Ahead of Benedict’s Funeral Thursday
Pope Francis will lead the funeral Mass at St. Peter’s Square for his predecessor, whose retirement lasted two years longer than his papacy, which began in 2005.
Nuns arrive at dawn to view the body of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI as it lies in state in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, January 3, 2023. AP/Ben Curtis
