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An Indian artist Sagar Kambli makes a painting of Pope Francis as a mark of tribute on a sidewalk in Mumbai, India, Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
Faithful hold candles under a highway bridge during Mass to honor the late Pope Francis in the Carlos Mugica neighborhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina, Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
A shop owner places a black ribbon over a photo of the late Pope Francis after the news of his death at age 88, in Bethlehem, West Bank, on Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)
A woman prays during the morning mass at the Sanctuaire d'adoration cathedral, following the announcement of Pope Francis's death in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo, Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa)
Graffiti artist Alexander Ikawah, paints Pope Francis on a canvas in Nairobi, Kenya Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)
People take photos by a photo of Pope Francis at the entrance to the car museum where one of the Popemobiles he used during his visit to Cuba is displayed in Havana, Tuesday, April 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
A man looks at a photo of the late Pope Francis projected onto the Obelisk in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Gustavo Garello)
Norberto Rodriguez places a photo of the late Pope Francis on a column at the Cathedral in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Tuesday, April 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
A woman lights a candle at the Catholic Cathedral Basilica of St Dionysius the Areopagite in Athens, Greece, Tuesday, April 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)
A street vendor sells key chains of the late Pope Francis outside the Cathedral in Bogota, Colombia, Wednesday, April 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)
Maureen Boyd leans against a portrait of the late Pope Francis after a mass at the Cathedral of Incarnation, Wednesday, April 23, 2025, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
People walk past near the screens showing the portraits of the late Pope Francis at the Coex in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, April 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
A woman lights a candle by the confessional at the Basilica de San Jose de Flores where the future Pope Francis, known as Jorge Bergoglio, first realized his calling to become a priest at age 17, in the Flores neighborhood where he grew up in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Thursday, April 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
A vendor wears a head accessories of Pope Francis outside the Apostolic Nunciature in Jakarta, Indonesia, Thursday, April 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)
A photograph of the late Pope Francis sits in the window of the Muglia shoe store alongside the model of shoes that Jorge Bergoglio used in the Flores neighborhood where he grew up in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Thursday, April 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
An artist paints an image of the late Pope Francis outside San Antonio parish before a Mass by fans of San Lorenzo soccer club, of which the pontiff was a lifelong supporter, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Wednesday, April 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
Fans of San Lorenzo soccer club attend a Mass at San Antonio Parish in honor of the late Pope Francis, a lifelong supporter of the club, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Wednesday, April 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
A message board for the late Pope Francis is covered with writings from Catholic devotees outside St. Peter Parish in Quezon city, Philippines, Thursday, April 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
Faithful pray during a mass honoring Pope Francis at the Cua Bac Parish Church in Hanoi, Vietnam on April 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Hau Dinh)
A parishioner prays during a special mass organised in honour of the late Pope Francis at the Holy Cross Cathedral Church in Lagos, Nigeria, Wednesday, April 23, 2025, (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)
A parishioner prays during a special mass organised in honour of the late Pope Francis at the Holy Cross Cathedral Church in Lagos, Nigeria, Wednesday, April 23, 2025, (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)
Clergy and worshippers take part in a Mass led by Latin Patriarch Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the top Catholic clergyman in the Holy Land, in remembrance of Pope Francis at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, the site where according to tradition Jesus was crucified and buried, in the Old City of Jerusalem, Wednesday, April 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)
A Catholic holds a crucifix during Pope Francis Memorial Mass, at the Cathedral of Christ the King, Johannesburg, South Africa, Wednesday, April 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)
Devotees pray for the late Pope Francis as they wait for their turn to be allowed in to the Apostolic Nunciature to offer their condolences, in Jakarta, Indonesia, Wednesday, April 23, 2025.(AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)
Photos of late Pope Francis are projected outside Saint George Church on the feast day of Saint George in Rio de Janeiro, before sunrise, Wednesday, April 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado)
Faithful pray during a Pope Francis Memorial Mass, at the Cathedral of Christ the King, Johannesburg, South Africa, Wednesday, April 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)
A man walks in procession with a picture of the late Pope Francis after a Mass led by Latin Patriarch Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the top Catholic clergyman in the Holy Land, in the Old City of Jerusalem, Wednesday, April 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)
Issa Kassissieh holds a candle during a Mass led by Latin Patriarch Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the top Catholic clergyman in the Holy Land, in remembrance of Pope Francis at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, the site where according to tradition Jesus was crucified and buried, in the Old City of Jerusalem, Wednesday, April 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)
Parishioners, as seen through a window, partake in a prayer service in remembrance of Pope Francis at St. Ignatius Catholic Church, Tuesday, April 22, 2025, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)
Clergy take part in a Mass led by Latin Patriarch Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the top Catholic clergyman in the Holy Land, in remembrance of Pope Francis at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, the site where according to tradition Jesus was crucified and buried, in the Old City of Jerusalem, Wednesday, April 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)
Devotees lay flowers near the banner of the late Pope Francis in Dili, East Timor, Wednesday, April 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Suzana Cardoso)
South Korean Kim Seung-hoe with a portrait of the late Pope Francis takes photos outside Myeongdong Cathedral in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, April 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
A Catholic man prays after the Pope Francis Memorial Mass, at the Cathedral of Christ the King, Johannesburg, South Africa, Wednesday, April 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)
The Philippine flag, left, and Vatican flag are half-staff beside a portrait of the late Pope Francis at the Cubao Cathedral in Quezon city, Philippines Wednesday, April 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
Christians attend prayer services for the late Pope Francis at St. Anthony Church in Lahore, Pakistan, Tuesday, April 22, 2025. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)
People walk around St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Tuesday, April 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)
A parishioner cries during a mass for the late Pope Francis at St. Patrick's Cathedral, Tuesday, April 22, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
A street artists chalks a portrait of the late Pope Francis outside the Cathedral in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Tuesday, April 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
Faithful pray during a service for the late Pope Francis at St. Alexander's Rome Catholic Cathedral in Kyiv Ukraine, Tuesday, April 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
People pray in front of candles for the late Pope Francis on the grand staircase of the Cathedral in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Tuesday, April 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
Faithful attend a rosary prayer for the late Pope Francis, in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Tuesday April 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
A woman holds a photo of the late Pope Francis during an inter-religious prayer service in honor of the late pontiff at the Cathedral in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Tuesday, April 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
People attend a mass inside Notre Dame cathedral where a poster shows Pope Francis following the Vatican's announcement of his death, Monday, April 21, 2025 in Paris. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
Graffiti artist Alexander Ikawah, paints Pope Francis on a canvas in Nairobi, Kenya Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)
Worshippers light candles at the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Aparecida, following the Vatican's announcement the death of Pope Francis, in Aparecida, Brazil Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)
Catholic believers pray after the news of Pope Francis's death at Myeongdong Cathedral in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
People light candles inside Notre Dame cathedral Monday, April 21, 2025 in Paris. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
Issa Kassissieh touches a photo of the late Pope Francis, which he placed in Jerusalem's Old City following news of the pontiff's death at age 88, on Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)
Christians arrive with a portrait of Pope Francis for a prayer ceremony at the Cathedral Church of the Resurrection, in Lahore, Pakistan Monday, April 21, 2025, following the announcement by the Vatican of the death of Pope Francis. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)
Jose H. Gomez, Archbishop of Los Angeles, sits behind an image of Pope Francis during a service in the Pope's honor at the Cathedral of Our Lady of Angels, Monday, April 21, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
Photographed through the door of a confessional, a person prays during Mass in honor of Pope Francis, following the Vatican's announcement of his death, at the Cathedral in Brasilia, Brazil, Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)
People pray during a Mass in honor of the late Pope Francis at Nuestra Señora de la Asuncion Cathedral in Asuncion, Paraguay, Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz)
Emerson Espinosa prays during a Mass in tribute to the late Pope Francis at the Cathedral in Bogotá, Colombia, Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)
Indian Catholics light candles during a prayer meeting for Pope Francis in Kochi, India, Monday, April 21, 2025 following the announcement of his death by the Vatican. (AP Photo/R S Iyer)
Suzanne Jessep lights a candle at Sydney's St Mary's Cathedral following the death of Pope Francis, Australia, Tuesday, April 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)
Indian Catholics pray during a prayer meeting for Pope Francis in Kochi, India, Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/R S Iyer)
People on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange observe a Moment of Silence for the passing of Pope Francis, Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
The Cardinal Archbishop of Westminster Vincent Nichols speaks during a Requiem Mass for Pope Francis inside Westminster Cathedral, in London, Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
Fans and players stand during a moment of silence as a portrait of Pope Francis is displayed at Citi Field before a baseball game between the New York Mets and the Philadelphia Phillies Monday, April 21, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
Maria Teresa Delgado holds a portrait of the late Pope Francis during Mass at the Basílica de San José de Flores, where he worshipped as a youth, following the Vatican's announcement of his death in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Gustavo Garello)
Gregoria Caceres kneels in front of a portrait of the late Pope Francis at the Caacupe Parish, which he often visited and preached at, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
Christian Palestinians attend a special prayer for the late Pope Francis after the news of his death at age 88, at the Holy Family Church in the Old City of Gaza, Gaza City, Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
A portrait of the late Pope Francis is projected onto a water fountain at Magic Water Circuit in Lima, Peru, Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)
A street artists chalks a portrait of the late Pope Francis outside the Cathedral in Buenos Aires, Argentina Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
Priests pray next to a photo of the late Pope Francis during a prayer service at the Saint Hedwig's Cathedral in Berlin, Germany, Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)
Alejandra Zuccoli prays at the Basílica de San José de Flores, the church where the late Pope Francis worshipped as a youth, following the Vatican's announcement of his death in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
A woman listens to a sermon inside the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Guadalupe Cathedral, as the Catholic Church mourns the death of Pope Francis, Monday, April 21, 2025, in Tijuana, Mexico. (AP Photo/Carlos A. Moreno)
Catholic monks pray at San Francisco Church during a Mass in memory of the late Pope Francis after the news of his death, in Antigua, Guatemala, Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)
Genali Nogales touches a painting of the late Pope Francis at the Basílica de San José de Flores, where he worshipped as a youth, following the Vatican's announcement of his death in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Gustavo Garello)
Faithful hold candles during a Mass honoring the late Pope Francis under a highway bridge in the Carlos Mugica neighborhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina, Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
A parishioner weeps in front of a picture of Pope Francis at St. Patrick's Cathedral, Monday, April 21, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
A worshipper cries during Mass at the Cathedral in Buenos Aires, Argentina, following the Vatican's announcement of Pope Francis' death, Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
A man touches a portrait of the late Pope Francis placed in one of the offices at the Catholic Church of the assumption in Lagos, Nigeria, Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)
Myanmar Christians attend a prayer for Pope Francis at St. Mary Cathedral Tuesday, April 22, 2025, in Yangon, Myanmar. (AP Photo/Thein Zaw)
Christian priests attend a prayer for Pope Francis at St. Mary Cathedral Tuesday, April 22, 2025, in Yangon, Myanmar. (AP Photo/Thein Zaw)
A woman writes in a condolence book for the late Pope Francis at the Saint Hedwig's Cathedral in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, April 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)
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An Indian artist Sagar Kambli makes a painting of Pope Francis as a mark of tribute on a sidewalk in Mumbai, India, Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
Faithful hold candles under a highway bridge during Mass to honor the late Pope Francis in the Carlos Mugica neighborhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina, Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
A shop owner places a black ribbon over a photo of the late Pope Francis after the news of his death at age 88, in Bethlehem, West Bank, on Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)
A woman prays during the morning mass at the Sanctuaire d'adoration cathedral, following the announcement of Pope Francis's death in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo, Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa)
Graffiti artist Alexander Ikawah, paints Pope Francis on a canvas in Nairobi, Kenya Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)
People take photos by a photo of Pope Francis at the entrance to the car museum where one of the Popemobiles he used during his visit to Cuba is displayed in Havana, Tuesday, April 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
A man looks at a photo of the late Pope Francis projected onto the Obelisk in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Gustavo Garello)
Norberto Rodriguez places a photo of the late Pope Francis on a column at the Cathedral in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Tuesday, April 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
A woman lights a candle at the Catholic Cathedral Basilica of St Dionysius the Areopagite in Athens, Greece, Tuesday, April 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)
A street vendor sells key chains of the late Pope Francis outside the Cathedral in Bogota, Colombia, Wednesday, April 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)
Maureen Boyd leans against a portrait of the late Pope Francis after a mass at the Cathedral of Incarnation, Wednesday, April 23, 2025, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
People walk past near the screens showing the portraits of the late Pope Francis at the Coex in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, April 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
A woman lights a candle by the confessional at the Basilica de San Jose de Flores where the future Pope Francis, known as Jorge Bergoglio, first realized his calling to become a priest at age 17, in the Flores neighborhood where he grew up in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Thursday, April 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
A vendor wears a head accessories of Pope Francis outside the Apostolic Nunciature in Jakarta, Indonesia, Thursday, April 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)
A photograph of the late Pope Francis sits in the window of the Muglia shoe store alongside the model of shoes that Jorge Bergoglio used in the Flores neighborhood where he grew up in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Thursday, April 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
An artist paints an image of the late Pope Francis outside San Antonio parish before a Mass by fans of San Lorenzo soccer club, of which the pontiff was a lifelong supporter, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Wednesday, April 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
Fans of San Lorenzo soccer club attend a Mass at San Antonio Parish in honor of the late Pope Francis, a lifelong supporter of the club, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Wednesday, April 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
A message board for the late Pope Francis is covered with writings from Catholic devotees outside St. Peter Parish in Quezon city, Philippines, Thursday, April 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
Faithful pray during a mass honoring Pope Francis at the Cua Bac Parish Church in Hanoi, Vietnam on April 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Hau Dinh)
A parishioner prays during a special mass organised in honour of the late Pope Francis at the Holy Cross Cathedral Church in Lagos, Nigeria, Wednesday, April 23, 2025, (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)
A parishioner prays during a special mass organised in honour of the late Pope Francis at the Holy Cross Cathedral Church in Lagos, Nigeria, Wednesday, April 23, 2025, (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)
Clergy and worshippers take part in a Mass led by Latin Patriarch Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the top Catholic clergyman in the Holy Land, in remembrance of Pope Francis at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, the site where according to tradition Jesus was crucified and buried, in the Old City of Jerusalem, Wednesday, April 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)
A Catholic holds a crucifix during Pope Francis Memorial Mass, at the Cathedral of Christ the King, Johannesburg, South Africa, Wednesday, April 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)
Devotees pray for the late Pope Francis as they wait for their turn to be allowed in to the Apostolic Nunciature to offer their condolences, in Jakarta, Indonesia, Wednesday, April 23, 2025.(AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)
Photos of late Pope Francis are projected outside Saint George Church on the feast day of Saint George in Rio de Janeiro, before sunrise, Wednesday, April 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Bruna Prado)
Faithful pray during a Pope Francis Memorial Mass, at the Cathedral of Christ the King, Johannesburg, South Africa, Wednesday, April 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)
A man walks in procession with a picture of the late Pope Francis after a Mass led by Latin Patriarch Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the top Catholic clergyman in the Holy Land, in the Old City of Jerusalem, Wednesday, April 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)
Issa Kassissieh holds a candle during a Mass led by Latin Patriarch Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the top Catholic clergyman in the Holy Land, in remembrance of Pope Francis at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, the site where according to tradition Jesus was crucified and buried, in the Old City of Jerusalem, Wednesday, April 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)
Parishioners, as seen through a window, partake in a prayer service in remembrance of Pope Francis at St. Ignatius Catholic Church, Tuesday, April 22, 2025, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)
Clergy take part in a Mass led by Latin Patriarch Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the top Catholic clergyman in the Holy Land, in remembrance of Pope Francis at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, the site where according to tradition Jesus was crucified and buried, in the Old City of Jerusalem, Wednesday, April 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)
Devotees lay flowers near the banner of the late Pope Francis in Dili, East Timor, Wednesday, April 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Suzana Cardoso)
South Korean Kim Seung-hoe with a portrait of the late Pope Francis takes photos outside Myeongdong Cathedral in Seoul, South Korea, Wednesday, April 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
A Catholic man prays after the Pope Francis Memorial Mass, at the Cathedral of Christ the King, Johannesburg, South Africa, Wednesday, April 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)
The Philippine flag, left, and Vatican flag are half-staff beside a portrait of the late Pope Francis at the Cubao Cathedral in Quezon city, Philippines Wednesday, April 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)
Christians attend prayer services for the late Pope Francis at St. Anthony Church in Lahore, Pakistan, Tuesday, April 22, 2025. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)
People walk around St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Tuesday, April 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Andreea Alexandru)
A parishioner cries during a mass for the late Pope Francis at St. Patrick's Cathedral, Tuesday, April 22, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
A street artists chalks a portrait of the late Pope Francis outside the Cathedral in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Tuesday, April 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
Faithful pray during a service for the late Pope Francis at St. Alexander's Rome Catholic Cathedral in Kyiv Ukraine, Tuesday, April 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
People pray in front of candles for the late Pope Francis on the grand staircase of the Cathedral in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Tuesday, April 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
Faithful attend a rosary prayer for the late Pope Francis, in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Tuesday April 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
A woman holds a photo of the late Pope Francis during an inter-religious prayer service in honor of the late pontiff at the Cathedral in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Tuesday, April 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
People attend a mass inside Notre Dame cathedral where a poster shows Pope Francis following the Vatican's announcement of his death, Monday, April 21, 2025 in Paris. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
Graffiti artist Alexander Ikawah, paints Pope Francis on a canvas in Nairobi, Kenya Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)
Worshippers light candles at the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Aparecida, following the Vatican's announcement the death of Pope Francis, in Aparecida, Brazil Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)
Catholic believers pray after the news of Pope Francis's death at Myeongdong Cathedral in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
People light candles inside Notre Dame cathedral Monday, April 21, 2025 in Paris. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
Issa Kassissieh touches a photo of the late Pope Francis, which he placed in Jerusalem's Old City following news of the pontiff's death at age 88, on Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)
Christians arrive with a portrait of Pope Francis for a prayer ceremony at the Cathedral Church of the Resurrection, in Lahore, Pakistan Monday, April 21, 2025, following the announcement by the Vatican of the death of Pope Francis. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary)
Jose H. Gomez, Archbishop of Los Angeles, sits behind an image of Pope Francis during a service in the Pope's honor at the Cathedral of Our Lady of Angels, Monday, April 21, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
Photographed through the door of a confessional, a person prays during Mass in honor of Pope Francis, following the Vatican's announcement of his death, at the Cathedral in Brasilia, Brazil, Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)
People pray during a Mass in honor of the late Pope Francis at Nuestra Señora de la Asuncion Cathedral in Asuncion, Paraguay, Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz)
Emerson Espinosa prays during a Mass in tribute to the late Pope Francis at the Cathedral in Bogotá, Colombia, Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)
Indian Catholics light candles during a prayer meeting for Pope Francis in Kochi, India, Monday, April 21, 2025 following the announcement of his death by the Vatican. (AP Photo/R S Iyer)
Suzanne Jessep lights a candle at Sydney's St Mary's Cathedral following the death of Pope Francis, Australia, Tuesday, April 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft)
Indian Catholics pray during a prayer meeting for Pope Francis in Kochi, India, Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/R S Iyer)
People on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange observe a Moment of Silence for the passing of Pope Francis, Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
The Cardinal Archbishop of Westminster Vincent Nichols speaks during a Requiem Mass for Pope Francis inside Westminster Cathedral, in London, Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)
Fans and players stand during a moment of silence as a portrait of Pope Francis is displayed at Citi Field before a baseball game between the New York Mets and the Philadelphia Phillies Monday, April 21, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
Maria Teresa Delgado holds a portrait of the late Pope Francis during Mass at the Basílica de San José de Flores, where he worshipped as a youth, following the Vatican's announcement of his death in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Gustavo Garello)
Gregoria Caceres kneels in front of a portrait of the late Pope Francis at the Caacupe Parish, which he often visited and preached at, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
Christian Palestinians attend a special prayer for the late Pope Francis after the news of his death at age 88, at the Holy Family Church in the Old City of Gaza, Gaza City, Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
A portrait of the late Pope Francis is projected onto a water fountain at Magic Water Circuit in Lima, Peru, Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia)
A street artists chalks a portrait of the late Pope Francis outside the Cathedral in Buenos Aires, Argentina Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
Priests pray next to a photo of the late Pope Francis during a prayer service at the Saint Hedwig's Cathedral in Berlin, Germany, Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)
Alejandra Zuccoli prays at the Basílica de San José de Flores, the church where the late Pope Francis worshipped as a youth, following the Vatican's announcement of his death in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
A woman listens to a sermon inside the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Guadalupe Cathedral, as the Catholic Church mourns the death of Pope Francis, Monday, April 21, 2025, in Tijuana, Mexico. (AP Photo/Carlos A. Moreno)
Catholic monks pray at San Francisco Church during a Mass in memory of the late Pope Francis after the news of his death, in Antigua, Guatemala, Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)
Genali Nogales touches a painting of the late Pope Francis at the Basílica de San José de Flores, where he worshipped as a youth, following the Vatican's announcement of his death in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Gustavo Garello)
Faithful hold candles during a Mass honoring the late Pope Francis under a highway bridge in the Carlos Mugica neighborhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina, Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
A parishioner weeps in front of a picture of Pope Francis at St. Patrick's Cathedral, Monday, April 21, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
A worshipper cries during Mass at the Cathedral in Buenos Aires, Argentina, following the Vatican's announcement of Pope Francis' death, Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
A man touches a portrait of the late Pope Francis placed in one of the offices at the Catholic Church of the assumption in Lagos, Nigeria, Monday, April 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)
Myanmar Christians attend a prayer for Pope Francis at St. Mary Cathedral Tuesday, April 22, 2025, in Yangon, Myanmar. (AP Photo/Thein Zaw)
Christian priests attend a prayer for Pope Francis at St. Mary Cathedral Tuesday, April 22, 2025, in Yangon, Myanmar. (AP Photo/Thein Zaw)
A woman writes in a condolence book for the late Pope Francis at the Saint Hedwig's Cathedral in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, April 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Protests sweeping across Iran neared the two-week mark Saturday, with the country’s government acknowledging the ongoing demonstrations despite an intensifying crackdown and as the Islamic Republic remains cut off from the rest of the world.
With the internet down in Iran and phone lines cut off, gauging the demonstrations from abroad has grown more difficult. But the death toll in the protests has grown to at least 65 people killed and over 2,300 others detained, according to the U.S.-based Human Rights Activists News Agency. Iranian state TV is reporting on security force casualties while portraying control over the nation.
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has signaled a coming clampdown, despite U.S. warnings.
“The United States supports the brave people of Iran,” U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio wrote Saturday on the social platform X. The State Department separately warned: “Do not play games with President Trump. When he says he’ll do something, he means it.”
Saturday marks the start of the work week in Iran, but many schools and universities reportedly held online classes, Iranian state TV reported.
State TV repeatedly played a driving, martial orchestral arrangement from the “Epic of Khorramshahr” by Iranian composer Majid Entezami, while showing pro-government demonstrations. The song, aired repeatedly during the 12-day war launched by Israel, honors Iran's 1982 liberation of the city of Khorramshahr during the Iran-Iraq war. It has been used in videos of protesting women cutting away their hair to protest the 2022 death of Mahsa Amini as well.
“Field reports indicate that peace prevailed in most cities of the country at night,” a state TV anchor reported. “After a number of armed terrorists attacked public places and set fire to people’s private property last night, there was no news of any gathering or chaos in Tehran and most provinces last night.”
That was directly contradicted by an online video verified by The Associated Press that showed demonstrations in northern Tehran's Saadat Abad area, with what appeared to be thousands on the street.
“Death to Khamenei!” a man chanted.
The semiofficial Fars news agency, believed to be close to Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard and one of the few media outlets able to publish to the outside world, released surveillance camera footage of what it said came from demonstrations in Isfahan. In it, a protester appeared to fire a long gun, while others set fires and threw gasoline bombs at what appeared to be a government compound.
The Young Journalists' Club, associated with state TV, reported that protesters killed three members of the Guard’s all-volunteer Basij force in the city of Gachsaran. It also reported a security official was stabbed to death in Hamadan province, a police officer killed in the port city of Bandar Abbas and another in Gilan, as well as one person slain in Mashhad.
State television also aired footage of a funeral service attended by hundreds in Qom, a Shiite seminary city just south of Tehran.
Iran’s theocracy cut off the nation from the internet and international telephone calls on Thursday, though it allowed some state-owned and semiofficial media to publish. Qatar's state-funded Al Jazeera news network reported live from Iran, but they appeared to be the only major foreign outlet able to work.
Iran's exiled Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi, who called for protests Thursday and Friday, asked demonstrators to take to the streets Saturday and Sunday with Iran's old lion-and-sun flag, used during the time of the shah.
Pahlavi's support of and from Israel has drawn criticism in the past — particularly after the 12-day war. Demonstrators have shouted in support of the shah in some protests, but it isn’t clear whether that’s support for Pahlavi himself or a desire to return to a time before the 1979 Islamic Revolution.
The demonstrations began Dec. 28 over the collapse of the Iranian rial currency, which trades at over 1.4 million to $1, as the country's economy is squeezed by international sanctions in part levied over its nuclear program. The protests intensified and grew into calls directly challenging Iran's theocracy.
In this frame grab from video taken by an individual not employed by The Associated Press and obtained by the AP outside Iran shows a fire as people protest in Tehran, Iran, Friday, Jan. 9, 2026. (UGC via AP)
In this frame grab from video taken by an individual not employed by The Associated Press and obtained by the AP outside Iran shows people during a protest in Tehran, Iran, Friday, Jan. 9, 2026. (UGC via AP)
This frame grab from a video released Friday, Jan. 9, 2026, by Iranian state television shows a man holding a device to document burning vehicles during a night of mass protests in Zanjan, Iran. (Iranian state TV via AP)