Thousands of people gathered on Saturday at the Square of St. Peter in the Vatican, where the funeral of Pope Francis will take place. It is expected that until the beginning of the funeral ceremony in the Basilica of Sts. Peter at 10.00 will fill the square of hundreds of thousands of believers, Informs TASR according to APA and DPA.
Entrance to Square of St. Petra opened at 5.30 am in the morningthat long lines were created before each night.
Another tens of thousands of believers will be as expected Line a six -kilometer route through the center of Rome to the Basilica of the Virgin Mary larger, where the Pope will be buried in accordance with his wish.
In the Italian metropolis, the most emergency is the strictest security precautionsreminds APA. Thousands of police officers and security units are supervised by safety. They set up a no -fly zone over Rome.
With the deceased Pope in the Basilica of Sts. Peter said goodbye to about 250,000 believers from WednesdayWhat is even more than expected, Vatican added.
