The world's faithful prayed for the soul of the late Pope Benedict XVI this morning as his body laid in state inside the Vatican monastery.
During his Sunday service today, Pope Francis prayed for his predecessor's soul and its passage to heaven, again expressing thanks for his lifetime of service to the Church.
Benedict - the first Pontiff to resign in 600 years - was 95-year-old when he died in the early hours of Saturday morning in his retirement quarters - where he'd lived since stepping down in 2013 due to his ailing health.
