On the last day of Pope Francis lying in the state, huge crowds flow to the Vatican

Tens of thousands of mourners waited for hours in the farewell line of Pope Francis, who died on Monday after suffering a stroke at the age of 88. A higher participation rate than expected to Vatikan paid the extension of the working hours in Basilica overnight.

The Vatican said on Friday morning that more than 128,000 people have already paid their respect for Francis, and they exceeded his open coffin, which was placed in front of the altar of the Church of St. Peter. Some were praying, and some were carrying smartphones high to take a picture of the late door, which was placed in a red rose with a boredom tendon for the roofs and a profitable intertwined in his hands.

Bazilica remained open until around three in the morning local time on Friday and closed for only a few hours before reopening the mourners who started arriving before dawn. The three days of public viewing will end at 6 pm on Friday – an hour before it was announced previously – after which the simple wooden coffin will be closed.

The heads of state and kings will begin rapprochement in Rome on Friday Saturday funeral In the Vatican Saint Peter Square.

President Trump and Argentine President Javier Millie are among the leaders who arrived on Friday, on the last day of the Argentine Pope will lie in the state in Bazilica before the coffin was sealed in the evening in preparation for the funeral.

The Vatican said 130 delegations were confirmed, including 50 heads of state and 10 kings.

Conclave’s work Choose a new Pope It will not start until May 5, after nine days of public mourning.

Cardinals were also arriving in Rome, with 113 meetings Thursday morning to discuss the church’s work. They will meet again on Friday before taking a break for the weekend.

“We are preparing, but we are still not entering the most intense stage. We are in the organizational stage.”

Watching as the marginalized Francis embraced, the Vatican said that a group of poor and needy would meet the Pope’s death to honor him when he arrived in St. Mary Megor Basilica for burial on Saturday.

The grave is prepared behind a wooden barrier inside the basilica, chose to be near the Madonna icon, which is often prayed before.

The photos released by the Vatican appear on Friday.

Mr. Trump, who travels with First Lady Melania Trump, is scheduled to arrive after the closure of Francis’s coffin.

Former President Joe Biden, who has maintained a business relationship and a close person with Francis, returns to his visit to the United States in 2015, She intends to attend the funeralAccording to several people who have knowledge of his plans.

Among the foreign figures of the papal funeral, Ukrainian President Voludimir Zelinsky, First Lady Olina Zelinska, French President Emmanuel Macron, British Prime Minister Kiir Starmer, Prince William, the King of Spain Felipe VI, Queen Letizia, Hungarian President Victor Oban, and Internal Brazilian President.

Israel will send the Vatican Ambassador, Yaron Seman, a lower -level diplomat.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu did not offer condolences on behalf of the Jewish state until Friday.

Relations between Israel and Pope have been tense since the outbreak of the war in Gaza.

The ink criticized Hamas’s attack on Israel, but often criticized Israel’s actions during its military operations in Gaza.