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Since Pope Francis' death, crowds have been showing up to St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York City. Timothy Cardinal Dolan will preside over a mass there for repose, in the same place the pope celebrated mass nearly a decade ago. This is a very significant service that will also draw both state and city officials.

Cardinal Dolan leaves for Rome Tuesday night, but he was already scheduled to be there, before the pope's passing.

"This is the jubilee year 2025, Pope Francis had invited people from all over the world to visit the city of Peter and Paul, so I said let's go. Let's take the invitation from Pope Francis seriously. So we start our pilgrimage," he said.

Tuesday's mass will be similar to other scenes in the Tri-State area and around the world.

New Yorkers say they are in sorrow, but unified by the message he leaves behind.

"I think his legacy is trying to bring every together and realize there's no hierarchy," a mourner said. "Whether you're a child born Tijuana, Tennessee, Toronto. You're still God's child."

The college of cardinals from around the world is now preparing to bury their leader before they choose the next.

Watch Phil Taitt's report below:

Phil Taitt reports from outside St. Patrick's Cathedral ahead of the mass.

Pope Francis was widely seen as a progressive pope because of his emphasis on social justice and being a champion for the poor.

But he also took an inclusive approach when it came to the LGBTQ community and expanding opportunities for women in the Catholic Church.

Nina Pineda has more:

Nina Pineda has more from Greenwich Village.

A man from Brooklyn who owns an Argentine restaurant had the chance to cook for Pope Francis.
"I wasn't nervous. I was very emotional, you know what I mean? Because I was I couldn't believe it. It was like so surrealistic movie," owner of Buenos Aires Ismael Alba said.

Alba was selected to cook one of the Pope's meals.

Just to facilitate the one lunch, they had to deliver a brand new grill which they now call the holy grill.

Also on the menu that day, empanadas and bread pudding for dessert.

Lucy Yang has more:

Lucy Yang reports on the man who cooked the Pope a meal during his NYC visit.

One of the big questions about the next Pope is if he will lead the church more progressively like Pope Francis or will he return to a more conservative path like Popes of the past?
Catholics at Monday masses at St. Rose of Lima church in Brooklyn said they want the same qualities they admired in Pope Francis in his successor.

Sonia Rincon has more:

Sonia Rincon reports on what parishioners are looking for in the next Pope.