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    Vatican readies for Pope Francis’s funeral as world leaders set to fly in to Rome



    Tens of thousands of mourners have queued for hours to pay their last respects to pontiff, whose coffin will be closed on Friday eveningThe Vatican will make final preparations on Friday for Pope Francis’s funeral as the last of the huge crowds of mourners file through St Peter’s Basilica to view his open coffin.Many of the 50 heads of state and 10 monarchs attending Saturday’s ceremony in St Peter’s Square, who include US president Donald Trump and Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy, are expected to arrive in Rome on Friday. Continue reading…



    Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/apr/25/pope-francis-funeral-preparations-vatican

    Author : Agence France-Presse

    Publish date : 2025-04-25 04:03:00

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