In just over 12 hours time the funeral for Pope Francis will be about to begin at St Peter's Basilica in Rome.
World leaders including Prime Minister Christopher Luxon will be there, along with tens of thousands of mourners.
Pope Francis used his position as leader of the Roman Catholic Church to speak out on a range of issues from the war in Gaza to climate change.
Manuel Beazely is the vicar for Māori in the Auckland Diocese and just landed in Rome about 2 hours ago.
He spoke to Mihingarangi Forbes.
Photo: AFP / Vatican media / Handout
