The attendance of the faithful in the Basilica of St. Peter was completed recently. According to the Holy See, from Wednesday morning until tonight, more than 250,000 faithful paid tribute to the deceased Pontiff.
At 8 local time, the coffin of the late Argentine Pope ended, without the presence of photographers and journalists.
Not long ago, the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew and Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis arrived in Rome, who will attend the funeral to be held tomorrow.
US President Donald Trump is expected to arrive shortly before midnight.