Video shows the holy week procession, not Catholics, the Pope Francis honors

As royals, presidents and hundreds A video was shared by a thousand Catholic believers who drove to Rome after the death of Pope Francis. In fact, the clip shows a traditional procession in the Holy Week in Malaga in southern Spain, days before the 88-year-old leader of the Catholic Church died.

“Thousands of Catholics from all over the world gathered to show Pope Francis” April 24, 2025.

The video shows dozens of people in white robes who carry a big swimmer down a street that is lined with spectators.

“Goodbye from the leader of the Catholic Church, Pope Francis,” says the text that is overlaid on the clip.

Screenshot of the false Tikok post, recorded on April 29, 2025

The video was created after Pope Francis died of a stroke and, according to his death certificate published by the Vatican on April 21 (archived link), caused a coma and an “irreversible” heart failure. The 88-year-old Catholic leader had spent five weeks in the hospital, where he almost succumbed to double pneumonia.

His coffin was located in St. Peter's Basilica for three days, where tens of thousands of mourners paid their last respect on April 26 (Archived here and here).

The same video was too Sounded together with similar requirements on YouTube, Facebook and Instagram.

But it shows no mourners that they pay respect for Pope Francis.

A reverse image search on Google that uses keyframes from the wrongly shared video The same film material that is shared on Tikok On April 16 – five days before Francis died (archived connection).

According to the post office, the video shows a procession during the Holy Week in the South Spanish city of Malaga.

The Holy Week begins on Palm Sunday – which fell this year on April 13 – when Christians remember Jesus Triumphal's entry into Jerusalem, followed only a few days later through his court hearing, the crucifixion and death by the Romans and his resurrection on Easter Sunday.

In Spain, the week is characterized by dozens of parades with elaborate swimmers with a life -size statues of Jesus and the Virgin Mary, accompanied by hundreds of penitents who have traditionally flowering robes and have covered their heads of unmistakable pointed hoods (archived link).

The Float, which was crowned with a life-size statue of the Virgin Mary on April 15 by Malaga and can be seen in reporting on the events of the day that were streamed by the local Radio Canal RTV (Archived Link).

Functions in the wrongly shared video Correspond to Google Street View pictures of a area near the Malaga Museum (Archived Link).

Also a Transparent pyramid seen later Malagas Pirámide de Cristal or Glass Pyramid (archived connection) is located in the incorrectly shared video.

AFP has exposed other misinformation in connection with the death of Pope Francis here and here.