Mourners Gather In Vatican City On The Funeral Day Of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI

VATICAN CITY, VATICAN - JANUARY 05: Cardinals and bishops attend the funeral ceremony for Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI at St. Peter's square on January 5, 2023 in Vatican City, Vatican. Former Pope Benedict XVI, who served as head of the Catholic Church from 19 April 2005 until his resignation on 28 February 2013, died on 31 December 2022 aged 95 at the Mater Ecclesiae Monastery in Vatican City. Over 135,000 people paid their tributes on the first two days of the late pontiff's lying in state at St. Peter's Basilica. (Photo by Laura Lezza/Getty Images)