Attendees and nuns stand in front of St Peter's Basilica as they wait for late Pope Francis' funeral ceremony at St Peter's Square in The Vatican on April 26, 2025. (Photo by JEFF PACHOUD / AFP)
Vatican City: The bells of St Peter's Basilica tolled Saturday ahead of Pope Francis's funeral, as dignitaries took their seats in the piazza following individual moments of prayer in front of his coffin.
Some 100,000 people packing the streets around the basilica followed the scene on big screens while helicopters and drones flew overhead.
