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Vatican officials ask visiting mourners to stop taking selfies with Pope Francis' casket

  • Vatican officials asked visitors at St. Peter's Basilica to stop taking photos of Pope Francis lying in state by Thursday, April 24.
  • This action followed criticism after many mourners took selfies and videos on Wednesday, April 23, violating a 1996 rule.
  • Visitors queued for hours to view the pontiff in an open casket, but many used phones despite the solemn atmosphere.
  • Officials implemented a different system on Thursday, with guards telling visitors to put phones away.
  • Guards now instruct visitors to put phones away and may confiscate devices to ensure decorum.
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Francis hailed as ‘a pope among people’ as world leaders join 200,000 mourners

The “final image” of Pope Francis will be him greeting crowds on Easter Sunday despite “serious health problems”.

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Pope Francis is remembered as a pope among the people in his funeral Mass

Pope Francis is remembered as a pope among the people in his funeral Mass.

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