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BREAKING: World leaders arrive in Rome for Pope Francis’ funeral

Many world leaders and thousands of mourners are gathering for the funeral of Pope Francis, who died on Easter Monday aged 88,CityNews Nigeria reports.

The service will begin at 10:00 local time (09:00 BST) in front of St Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City – here’s how the day will unfold.

 

Ukraine’s President Zelensky arrived in Rome on Saturday morning, his spokesman confirms – it was thought he may miss the funeral.

 

US President Donald Trump is also in Rome – it’s his first foreign trip in his second term as president.

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