The public viewing of the pope will be held in St. Peter’s Basilica after his casket is taken by procession from the Vatican.

Participants of all ages carried roses, rosaries and images of the ... “We’re celebrating our blessed mother, Mary, for saying yes to God’s will,” said Wong, a Palm Beach resident.

Cardinal Victor Manuel Fernández, the prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, blessed a statue of “Mary, ...