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Rome/Vatican City – 26 April 2025
1. Various of police forces deployed in Rome and around Vatican City
2. Various skyline of Rome with Saint Peter’s dome in background
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Security was tight in Rome and Vatican City on Saturday morning ahead of Pope Francis being laid to rest in a ceremony reflecting his priorities as pope and wishes as pastor.
Presidents and princes will attend the funeral in St. Peter’s Square, but prisoners and migrants will usher him into the basilica where he will be buried.
As many as 200,000 people are expected to attend the funeral Saturday.
Francis choreographed the ceremony himself when he revised and simplified the Vatican’s funeral rites and rituals last year.
The Vatican said his aim was to emphasize the pope’s role as a mere priest and not “a powerful man of this world.”
AP video by Alex Turnbull
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