World News | Vatican Says 250,000 Mourners Paid Respects to Pope Francis over 3 Days
Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. The Vatican on Friday said around 250,000 mourners filed through St Peter's Basilica over the three days to pay their last respects as Francis lay in state in a simple wooden coffin.
Vatican City, Apr 25 (AP) The Vatican on Friday said around 250,000 mourners filed through St Peter's Basilica over the three days to pay their last respects as Francis lay in state in a simple wooden coffin.
Hundreds of disappointed people were turned away when authorities closed St Peter's Square hours before the viewing period ended.
The pope's casket will be closed and sealed later Friday in the next in a series of carefully orchestrated rites set off by the death of a pope. Francis will be buried after a funeral Mass on Saturday, which will be attended by heads of states, royals, prelates and ordinary mourners. (AP)
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