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Mourners crowd Vatican to say farewell to Pope Francis

Season 2025 Episode 113 | 5m 09s

Thousands gathered in St. Peter's Square as Pope Francis' casket was brought for three days of viewing. The pontiff, who died Monday at age 88, will be celebrated this Saturday in an elaborate funeral mass. Mourners came from all corners of the world. Some were compelled by pilgrimage, others to witness a snapshot in time of the 2000-year-old Catholic Church. Malcolm Brabant reports from Rome.

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