Devout Catholics flocked to St. Peter's Basilica on Friday (April 25) to bid a final farewell to Pope Francis before his funeral.
Francis died aged 88 on Monday (April 21) morning in his room at the Vatican's Santa Marta guesthouse.
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Francis died aged 88 on Monday (April 21) morning in his room at the Vatican's Santa Marta guesthouse.
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00:00Devout Catholics flocked to St. Peter's Basilica on Friday to bid a final farewell to Pope Francis
00:11before his funeral. Francis died aged 88 on Monday morning in his room at the Vatican's
00:17Santa Marta Guesthouse. Huge queues snaked around St. Peter's Square and the surrounding
00:26roads before being funneled through the heart of the basilica in a single column leading to the
00:32central altar, where Francis' open-topped coffin is placed on a dais. The pontiff's coffin, flanked
00:39by Swiss guards in red-plumed helmets, will lie in state until his funeral on Saturday. More than
00:45130 delegations, with 50 heads of state, including U.S. President Donald Trump, and 10 reigning monarchs
00:53are expected in St. Peter's Square for Saturday's funeral.