Thousands of visitors gather at Pope Francis' final resting place in Rome basilica

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Thousands of visitors gather at Pope Francis' final resting place in Rome basilica  People lined up from the early hours of Sunday to bid farewell to Pope Francis in front of his tomb in the Papal Basilica of Saint Mary Major in Rome.  READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2025/04/27/thousands-of-faithful-gather-at-pope-francis-final-resting-place-in-rome-basilica  Subscribe to our channel. Euronews is available on Dailymotion in 12 languages

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00:00Thousands of faithful gathered at St. Mary Major to visit Pope Francis' tomb.

00:07The queues began as early as the first hours of dawn.

00:12The tens of thousands who visited the basilica on Sunday were asked to stay only for a few seconds to avoid congestion.

00:21Meanwhile, at the Vatican, 200,000 people attended mass.

00:26Access to St. Peter's Square was blocked shortly after 10 a.m. as it reached its full capacity.

00:33Faithful gathered in the surrounding areas to follow the service on large screens.

00:39The celebration marked the third day of the Jubilee for adolescents.

00:43Hundreds of young people were in the Vatican, but the program was altered to allow for the funeral rites.

00:50Meanwhile, the canonization of Carlo Acutis, the first millennial saint, was postponed.

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