Cardinals determine public viewing of Pope Francis in St. Peter's Basilica to begin on Wednesday morning. Francis is currently lying in state in the Santa Marta Domus in a private viewing for Vatican residents and the papal household.

As the night fell on Rome, a long line of mourners — children, nuns, tourists and others — still waited outside the illuminated basilica. Street vendors in St. Peter’s square sold rosary boxes, magnets and other paraphernalia with Francis’ face on them.