'Thank you for this man, a very humble Pope'

Maryam Moshiri Chief Presenter, reporting from the Vatican The queues to see the Pope lying in state have become much shorter this evening. Current queuing time is under an hour. It's estimated over 90,000 people have already filed past the Pontiff's body today alone. He will continue to lie in state until Friday evening at 7pm, after which his coffin will be closed and final preparations will be made for his funeral on Saturday morning. As the sun sets on another day at the Vatican, I spoke to Filipino nun Sister Marcedita Placio Saboga-a from a congregation in Taiwan. She became very emotional as she described seeing the Pope lying in state in St Peter's Basilica. "When I saw him in that wooden casket... I just said to the Lord, 'Thank you for this man, a very humble Pope,'" Sister Marcedita says, through tears. "He's a good model for us, the servants of God, he's our spiritual leader and he showed us how you're supposed to treat Christians." Looking to the future, she says that she prays there will be a representative from Asia, but accepts that "only God knows" who the next Pope will be. 'It changed my life': Three women who met the Pope recall their experiences Julia Bruzzese: "I was 12 years old and I had just been recently diagnosed with Lyme’s disease. I went from being a sporty kid to being paralysed in a wheelchair in a matter of months. One day out of the blue, the principal at my school reached out to my father and offered tickets to go meet the Pope. "When he got off the plane, he came right over to me and he blessed me. We went from being really very alone to people seeing me on the news and reaching out to offer advice - doctors offering treatments and people with Lyme’s disease reaching out to share their stories. I was able to get treatment. And it led me to advocacy for Lyme’s disease because I realised a lot of people don’t have a voice. So the Pope changed my life and it’s a day I’ll never forget." Stephanie Gabaud: "I was diagnosed with Spina bifida from birth, unable to walk. So I’ve been in a wheelchair all my life. I wasn’t even supposed to survive. I met the Pope at St Patrick’s Cathedral in New York City. "He gave me the sign of the cross on my forehead. And he whispered to me - he told me he wanted to pray for me. I felt a sense of relief. Today I am thriving: travelling, raising awareness about children with disabilities like mine. I’m doing great and I thank Pope Francis for what he has done for me. He changed my life for the better." Monica Iken-Murphy: "I lost my soul mate in 9/11. We had only been married 11 months and I watched as the plane went into the tower he was in. In a minute, my life changed. But God spoke to me and said I had a mission to help get the 9/11 memorial built. And in 2015, I was honoured as a board member of the 9/11 memorial museum. I was then asked to bring my two girls to meet the Pope at a memorial ceremony. "We were so excited... and meeting him changed me. I felt like a new human. The power of his presence, and him saying that the 9/11 memorial space is hallowed space - it really meant everything." Pope Francis gave people dignity, Argentina soup kitchen manager says Ione Wells Reporting from Buenos Aires We’ve reported a lot on how Pope Francis left a legacy of helping the poorest in society. I spoke to Sergio Sanchez who runs a soup kitchen in the Pope’s home city of Buenos Aires, who knew the Pope personally when he was archbishop of the city. "To my surprise, he sent an invitation to his inauguration to us as a family, to be by his side. It was very exciting. I saw the Kings, the presidents, I was right there. I travelled to Rome several times," he says. He recalls one message of the Pope to "make a mess, the right way". "It remained a slogan that some criticised. But the pope said people shouldn’t stay silent, they should fight for their rights, which is what we fought for. He always said to help others, which is what I did through this huge soup kitchen I made." He remembers the Pope washing the feet of prisoners in the city which he described as "life-changing". "It gives people dignity and tells them: ‘Hey, you have to change.’" Sergio hopes that the Pope’s legacy will continue and that people do not forget "there are still thousands of poor people in the world".