Vatican holds first public commemoration following death of Pope Francis

Faithful participate in a rosary prayer for the late Pope Francis, in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican (Alessandra Tarantino/AP)

The Vatican has begun a Rosary prayer in St Peter’s Square in its first public commemoration following Pope Francis’s death.

Cardinal Mauro Gambetti, archpriest of St Peter’s Basilica, led the prayer as the sun set.