April 25, 2025 2:41 PM

Crowds file into St. Peter’s on last day to pay respects to Pope Francis

Tens of thousands filed into St. Peter's Basilicaat the Vatican throughout the night and intoFridaymorning on the last day to bid farewell to Pope Francis ahead of his funeral on Saturday. The basilica was open for most of the night, shutting its doors for only three hours between 2:30 a.m. and 5:30 a.m.(0030 and 0330 GMT). The body of the 88-year-old pope, who died on Monday in his rooms at the Vatican's Santa Marta guesthouse after suffering a stroke, was brought to St. Pet...