People of all ages stand for hours whole in tails that do not stop at Vatican in order to bid farewell to Pope Francis.
According to the Italian authorities, in the eternal city for the funeral of Pope Francis on Saturday morning, up to 450,000 faithful from around the world are expected to reach up to 450,000.
Until yesterday (23/04/25) there was talk of 200,000 pilgrims. So far, it is estimated that they have entered the Basilica of St. Peter, over 50,000 faithful to pay tribute to the “Pope of the Poor”.
In the meantime, security measures are constantly enhanced. The access to the Vatican, on the streets to the airport and the Parioli district, where the foreign embassies are, is already significantly limited.
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Special trained divers, select shooters and secret services are located in central parts of the Italian capital and throughout the surrounding area of the Holy See.
At the same time, state -of -the -art drone neutralization mechanisms are used and an aircraft carrier is off Rome.
At the same time, members of the Special Forces of the Carabinieri also control the underground passages of the Italian capital, many of which were created in the Roman Empire.