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Pictures | Thousands of mourners and international figures gather at the funeral of the Vatican Pope

Thousands of people gathered in St. Peter’s Square in the Vatican early Saturday morning in preparation for the funeral of Pope Francis.
The funeral ceremonies of St. Peter’s Cathedral are scheduled to start at ten in the morning (0800 GMT), and it is expected that hundreds of thousands of participants in its external arena will gather.
A number of world leaders, including US President Donald Trump, arrived in Rome to participate in the funeral funeral ceremony.

On the other hand, the Associated Press (AB) reported today, Saturday, that in addition to Trump, he will also participate in the funeral ceremony, French President Emmanuel Macron, the Secretary -General of the United Nations and European Union leaders alongside Prince William, and the Spanish royal family will attend.
While the senior figures are scheduled, the prisoners and immigrants will enter the church where it will be buried, which reflects its priorities.

The participation of the Ukrainian President

Ukrainian President Folodimir Zellinski arrived in Rome to participate in the funeral of Pope Francis. His journalistic office confirmed his arrival, to join the first lady, Olina Zellinska, who preceded him.
After the mass, the coffin of the Pope will be transferred to the Church of St. Peter, where a procession will start from there to bury the body.
Former US President Joe Biden and his wife, Gil Biden, arrived, as they received the clergy upon their arrival to attend the funeral ceremony of the late Pope Francis in St. Peter’s Square in the Vatican.

It is expected that tens of thousands of people will line up along the six kilometers road across the center of Rome – passing through tourist attractions such as Venice Square and Colosium – to the Church of the Great Saint Mary, where the body of Pope Francis would be buried, and he had visited it repeatedly throughout his 12 -year papal period.

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