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Saturday, April 26, 2025
From the Liveblog of
Saturday, April 26, 2025
Crowds applaud pope’s coffin as Vatican funeral begins
Pallbearers carry the coffin of late Pope Francis during the funeral ceremony in St Peter's Square, at the Vatican, on April 26, 2025. (Andreas SOLARO / AFP)
At the packed St Peter’s Square in the Vatican, crowds have cheered and applauded as the pope’s coffin was brought out of St Peter’s Basilica.
Many of the more than 50 heads of state attending the funeral entered the Basilica beforehand to pay their respects at the coffin of the Argentine pontiff, who died on Monday aged 88.
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