Vast crowds are expected to gather ahead of Saturday’s funeral for Pope Francis in St Peter’s Square
Irish President Michael D Higgins among mourners passing Pope´s coffin
Thousands of mourners again waited through the night for a chance to see Pope Francis’s remains before the lying-in-state ends on Friday evening.
Vast crowds are expected to gather ahead of Saturday’s funeral in St Peter’s Square, at which the highest-ranking members of the Catholic Church and major political leaders will come together to bid a final farewell to the 88-year-old Pope.
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