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Vatican braces for huge crowds ahead of Popes funeral
2025-05-01 06:45:03| Spiritual Career Counseling
Tens of thousands of people have already queued for hours to pay their last respects to Pope Francis - Copyright AFP STRAlice RITCHIEThe Vatican will make final preparations Friday for Pope Franciss funeral as the last of the huge crowds of mourners file through St Peters Basilica to view his open coffin.Many of the 50 heads of state and 10 monarchs attending Saturdays ceremony in St Peters Square, who include US President Donald Trump and Ukraines President Volodymyr Zelensky, are expected to arrive on Friday inRome.Italian and Vatican authorities have placed the area around St Peters under tight security ahead of the funeral, with drones blocked, snipers on roofs and fighter jets on standby.Further check-points will be activated Friday night, police said.Tens of thousands of people have already queued for hours to pay their last respects to Francis, whose coffin will be closed at 8:00 pm (1800 GMT) in a ceremony attended by senior cardinals.Cardinal Kevin Farrell, the camerleng...
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