VATICAN CITY (AP) — Roman Catholic faithful began visiting the tomb of Pope Francis on Sunday, filing past the simple white tomb in St. Mary Major Basilica a day after he was bade farewell by the powerful of the world and a crowd of hundreds of thousands.

Nearly 200 worshippers from the Archdiocese of New York, lead by Archbishop Timothy M. Dolan, hoped to meet Pope Francis on their week-long trip to Rome this week.

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