‘Presto! No photos!’ Mourners flock to St. Peter’s for final homage to Pope Francis

The last of the huge crowds of mourners shuffled through St. Peter’s Basilica on Friday to pay their final respects to Pope Francis, some queuing for hours to catch a last glimpse of the late pontiff ahead of his funeral on Saturday. The Vatican said almost 130,000 people have already bid farewell to the first Latin American pope.

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