Huge Crowds Expected For Second Day Of Pope Lying In State

Fonte: International Business Times

Infographic showing key events in the papacy of Pope Francis AFP Huge crowds were expected at St Peter's Basilica on Thursday for a glimpse of Pope Francis's body on the second day of public tributes ahead of the Catholic leader's weekend burial. Close to 20,000 people filtered past the Argentine's open, red-lined wooden coffin in the first few hours of the lying in state on Wednesday, the Vatican said. Many more were predicted ahead of Saturday's funeral.