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The funeral of former Pope Benedict XVI was held in St. Peter's Square.
About 75,000 people, including leaders and clergy from around the world, attended and saw off Pope Benedict XVI's last journey.
Shin Jeong-eun is a reporter on the sidewalk.
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The coffin with the body of former Pope Benedict XVI is being moved from St. Peter's Basilica to the square in Vatican City.
St. Peter's Square was filled with mourners who had gathered to see off Pope Benedict XVI's final journey.
Yesterday (5th) at 9:30 am local time, the funeral mass of former Pope Benedict XVI, who died at the age of 95 on the last day of 2022, was held in a solemn atmosphere.
The funeral mass was officiated by the incumbent Pope Francis himself.
It is the first time since 1802 that a sitting pope has attended a funeral mass for a former pope in Catholic history.
[Francis/Pope: While holding fast to the last words of the Lord and his lifelong witness, as a church community, we intend to follow in the footsteps of our brothers and leave our brothers in the hands of the Father.] At the
funeral Mass, guests from all over the world, including Italian Prime Minister Giorza Meloni, About 75,000 people attended, including representatives and believers, and in Korea, Oh Hyun-joo, the new Korean ambassador to the Holy See, attended as a representative of the government.
The arrival of the mourners also continued early.
Over 200,000 mourners visited the Vatican City over three days, the Vatican said.
[Yannick Stoke/German Memorial: The former Pope Benedict XVI was a respectable person to us.
I am here to pay my last respects to him.]
His last words to the world were, "Stand firm in the faith."
Benedict XVI, the first person in 598 years to voluntarily abdicate as pope, goes into repose, ending the era of the two popes.
(Video editing: Jeon Min-gyu)