US EditionMore than 100,000 pay respects to Pope
- Mourners paid final respects to Pope Francis as his body lay in state in St. Peter's Basilica this week.
- This public viewing occurred after Pope Francis died on Monday in his Vatican guesthouse rooms.
- Long queues formed around St. Peter's Square and surrounding roads for the chance to pay respects.
- Vatican officials stated over 250,000 people had lined up to say farewell since Wednesday.
- Pope Francis will be buried Saturday at St. Mary Major basilica, a break from traditional burial sites.
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Pope Francis viewed by over 100,000 mourners in Vatican farewell | Honolulu Star-Advertiser
VATICAN CITY >> More than 100,000 mourners filed into St. Peter’s Basilica today to pay their respects to Pope Francis, viewing his open coffin in the final visiting hours ahead of his funeral on Saturday.
Catholic News Agency
ACI AfricaFirst pilgrims begin to line up 12 hours ahead of Pope Francis’ funeral
Left: Ismael with his friend Dalia, who traveled from Barcelona, Spain. Right: Nadia Trujillo, Ana Asensio, and their friend who joined them from Portugal. / Credit: Ursula Murua/EWTN News CNA Staff, Apr 25, 2025 / 18:56 pm (CNA). At 9:45 p.m. Rome time, 12 hours before Pope Francis’ funeral is set to take place, the first of thousands of pilgrims were already lining up along the streets to catch a glimpse of the late pontiff as his body passes …
More than 100,000 pay respects to Pope
The Pope's coffin is sealed ahead of his funeral More than 100,000 mourners have filed into St Peter's Basilica to pay their respects to Pope Francis, viewing his open coffin in the final visiting hours ahead of his funeral on Saturday.
Japan Today
More than 100,000 pay respects to Pope Francis in final hours of lying-in-state
More than 100,000 mourners filed into St. Peter's Basilica on Friday to pay their respects to Pope Francis, viewing his open coffin in the final visiting hours ahead…
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