There's mixed emotions in Rome, according to a Leitrim Priest who's there.

Tens of thousands of people have gathered at the Vatican, as mourners file past Pope Francis's open coffin to pay their last respects.

The 88-year-old died on Monday, after suffering a stroke.

The late Pontiff is now lying-in-state in Saint Peter's Basilica.

Speaking to Ocean FM news, Father Gerry Comiskey from Newtownmanner in North Leitrim says the Popes' life and death teaches us all lessons: