Nun who broke protocol at Pope Francis' casket breaks silence after she was seen bursting into tears

She wanted to see his face one last time and mourn her friend.

She was considered a confidant of the Pope. Her farewell was a touching scene on the coffin of Francis.

For minutes, a nun waits on the open coffin of Pope Francis and sheds tears. Because it connects a long history with the head of the church.

Nun who broke protocol at Pope Francis' casket breaks silence after she was seen bursting into tears

A nun who captured global attention after breaking protocol at Pope Francis’ casket has now spoken out about the emotional moment.Pope Francis lying-in-state. Credit: Ivan Romano/Getty ImagesSister Genevieve Jeanningros, an 81-year-old French-Argentine nun, was seen bursting into tears as she approached the late Pope’s body at St Peter’s Basilica.In a viral video shared online, Jeanningros was shown wiping away tears with a tissue after entering…

His image went around the world. Sister Geneviève broke the protocol to gather to the remains of Pope Francis, with whom she maintained a friendship born of a tragedy: the assassination...