"Arrivederci!" exclaimed one woman as she boarded a bus outside a Collegeville, Pennsylvania, home Wednesday morning. Around 30 people had gathered, bags packed, as they were set to take off for Rome and witness the funeral of Pope Francis, who died Monday at 88 years old.

Bishop Dickerson Wells, with the Church of God in Christ, said he’s heading to Rome, Italy for Pope Francis’ funeral on Saturday.

Maria Pia Caruso travelled to Rome from her hometown in northern Italy after she learned Pope Francis had died at age 88, to say a final goodbye to a pontiff she believes brought important changes to the global Catholic Church.