President Donald Trump has joined the gathered mourners outside St Peter’s Basilica, having flown overnight to Italy for the funeral of Pope Francis.
World leaders have joined senior churchmen and crowds of the faithful in St Peter’s Square on Saturday morning ahead of the funeral of Pope Francis. U.S. President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania had a moment at the foot of the Pope’s coffin to pay respects as they arrived, the casket now having been sealed after days of St Peter’s being open to the public for viewing.
In all, some 200,000 people are expected to crowd the Vatican today for the funeral.
President Trump had flown overnight from Washington on Air Force One, touching down around midnight in Italy (1800 ET). Upon
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