(26 Apr 2025)
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Vatican City, Vatican – 26 April 2025
++NIGHT SHOTS++
1. Various of armed soldiers patrolling St. Peter’s Square
2. Carabinieri police officer with dog
3. Police at metal detector
4. Pilgrims waiting behind barricade to enter
5. Various of soldiers in Via della Conciliazione
6. Police officers
7. Various of pilgrims waiting to enter
8. Pilgrims walking toward St. Peter’s square
9. People waiting to enter at a police-controlled access point
STORYLINE:
Police officers were patrolling St. Peter’s Square and the surrounding area Saturday before hundreds of miles of faithful pour into the square for the funeral of Pope Francis.
Police manned metal detectors and barricades to herd mourners into the square.
More than 250,000 people paid their last respects to Pope Francis over three days of public viewing by ordinary mourners, church and political leaders that ended Friday, when his coffin was sealed ahead of his state funeral in St. Peter’s Square and burial in a basilica outside the Vatican’s walls.
World leaders, including U.S. President Donald Trump and Argentine President Javier Milei, along with royalty, converged on Rome for the funeral.
The Vatican said that 164 delegations are confirmed, including 54 heads of state and 12 reigning sovereigns.
AP video shot by Isaia Montelione and Maria Grazia Murru
Production by Francesco Sportelli
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