Vatican City: Pope Francis’ funeral began in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican.

According to National Iraqi News Agency, 162 delegations are attending the funeral, including dozens of heads of state and government and several kings.

Tens of thousands of mourners line the six-kilometer route through central Rome, passing landmarks such as Piazza Venezia and the Colosseum, to the Basilica of Saint Mary Major, where the Pope will be buried.