Tributes poured in from global leaders. President José Ramos-Horta of East Timor said that Francis’ death was the “greatest loss for humanity at a time when the world is in turmoil for lack of wise and compassionate leadership.” Here is an account of Francis’ final days, as well as his full obituary.

The pontiff’s death initiated a well-structured series of rituals designed to mourn the loss of the 1.3 billion-member church’s leader and to ensure stability with the selection of a new pope.