Scottish political and religious leaders have paid tribute to Pope Francis following his death at the age of 88.
The pontiff, the first Latin American leader of the Roman Catholic Church, had recently been treated in hospital for pneumonia.
His death came a day after he appeared in St Peter's Square to wish happy Easter to thousands of worshippers.
First Minister John Swinney expressed his "deep sadness" at the Vatican's announcement.
Swinney praised the Pope for his "principled" leadership and expressed his "deepest sympathies" to the Catholic community.
The first minister hailed the pontiff's "peacefulness and his "focus on reconciliation".
"He was a man who was always on the side of the poor, he was always on the side of those who faced injustice," Swinney told BBC Scotland News.
