The Vatican opened St. Peter’s Basilica to the general public Wednesday to pay their final respects to Pope Francis, with thousands of people filling the central aisle and Swiss Guards standing at attention. Francis’s body will lie in state in the basilica until Saturday’s funeral and burial.
AP explains as the pope’s body is taken from his residence to St. Peter’s Basilica
The Vatican opened St. Peter’s Basilica to the general public Wednesday to pay their final respects to Pope Francis, with thousands of people filling the central aisle and Swiss Guards standing at attention. Francis’s body will lie in state in the basilica until Saturday’s funeral and burial.