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Gerardo Fortuna

St Peter's Square closes to the public ahead of Pope Francis' funeral on Saturday

The roads to St Peter's Square have been closed on Friday afternoon, and only the last visitors remain in line to pay their respects to Pope Francis, after he passed away on Monday at the age of 88.

Meanwhile, the first of more than 100 delegations from around the world have already arrived in Rome, ahead of the late pontiff's funeral scheduled for Saturday at 10 am CEST.

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