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Attendees gather at St Peter's Square with St Peter's Basilica in the background ahead of late Pope Francis' funeral in the Vatican on April 26, 2025

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World leaders descend on Vatican for Pope Francis’s funeral

  • Crowds are gathering in Vatican City ahead of the funeral of Pope Francis, who died on Monday aged 88.
  • The funeral service at St Peter’s Basilica is due to begin at 10am (08:00 GMT).