Mourners file past Pope Francis's coffin

We are live in Rome speaking to mourners who are queueing to pay their respects to Pope Francis as he lies in state. Francis will lie in state until Friday evening, before his funeral on Saturday. We speak to mourners and to a local tour guide.

We speak to our colleagues from BBC Mundo and BBC Ukrainian who are in Rome covering the events, and our reporter in Rome, herself Italian, explains how she is covering the story for BBC Online.

We hear from people in Turkey, where the region around Istanbul has been hit by one powerful earthquake and more than fifty aftershocks.

Presenter: Mark Lowen in Rome and Luke Jones in London.

(Photo: A person uses a smartphone as Pope Francis lies in state in St. Peter's Basilica, at the Vatican, April 23, 2025. Credit: Claudia Greco/Reuters)