More than 250,000 people paid their last respects to Pope Francis over three days of public viewing by ordinary mourners and statesmen alike that ended Friday, the eve of his state funeral in St. Peter's Square and burial in a basilica outside the Vatican's walls.World leaders, including U.S. President Donald Trump and Argentine President Javier Milei, along with royalty, converged on Rome for the funeral, but the group of marginalized people who will meet his casket in a small crosstown basilica are more in keeping with Francis바카라 게임 웹사이트� humble persona and disdain for pomp.The Vatican said that 164 delegations are confirmed, including 54 heads of state and 12 reigning sovereigns. French President Emmanuel Macron, who will also attend the funeral, was among those who made it in time to pay last respects to the pope.Paying respectsTens of thousands of mourners waited hours in line over three days to bid farewell to Francis, who died Monday after suffering a stroke at the age of 88. A higher-than-expected turnout prompted the Vatican to extend the basilica's opening hours overnight.A changing of the guards at the sides of Francis' open coffin signaled the end of the viewing period. The late pontiff was laid out in red robes, a bishop's pointed miter and a rosary entwined in his hands.Giovanni Guarino drove from Naples with his girlfriend to bid their final farewells to Francis, moved by his work to help the young and disadvantaged.바카라 게임 웹사이트�I hope that his successor follows the footsteps of Francis,바카라 게임 웹사이트� Guarino said.Video below: A young nun says goodbye to Francis after hours in line with thousands of faithfulCardinal Kevin Farrell will preside over the closing and sealing of the coffin in his role of camerlengo, or interim Vatican administrator. A white cloth will be placed over the pope's face, and a bag containing coins minted during his papacy will be put in the coffin along with a one-page written account of his papacy.'We will see each other again'Roman neighbors and retired flight attendants Aurelia Ballarini and Francesca Codato came to pay respects to Francis on Friday with very different motivations. Ballarini, 72, was coming to terms with her grief, and Codato, 78, was seeking forgiveness.For Ballarini, the pope's death leaves a hole in her life. While only 16 years younger than Francis, she considered him a grandfather figure. Every morning, she would log on to Facebook for his daily greeting, and respond 바카라 게임 웹사이트�with a couple of words.바카라 게임 웹사이트�바카라 게임 웹사이트�He gave everything, gave all of himself, up to the end," said Ballarini. 바카라 게임 웹사이트�I spent the last two days crying. I was not well after his passing 바카라 게임 웹사이트� I can바카라 게임 웹사이트�t even say the word. For me he flew away. One day, we will see each other again."Video below: Remembering Pope Francis' legacy on LGBTQ+ issuesCodato said that she feels tremendous guilt toward Francis, having forsaken him out of devotion to one of his predecessors, St. John Paul II. When Francis became pope 바카라 게임 웹사이트�he was an outsider to me.바카라 게임 웹사이트�바카라 게임 웹사이트�I feel guilty, because through videos I have seen in these days, I have understood he was a man of enormous humanity, close to the simple people," she said. "So I came to ask forgiveness, because I feel guilty towards him, like a worm.바카라 게임 웹사이트�Cardinals 'are in discussions'The work of the conclave to choose a new pope won바카라 게임 웹사이트�t start until at least May 5, after nine days of public mourning.Cardinals have also been arriving in Rome, with 149 meeting on Friday morning to discuss church business. They won't meet again until next week, meaning a conclave date is unlikely to be set until after the funeral.Cardinal François-Xavier Bustillo, who hosted Francis during his last papal trip, to Corsica last year, remembered Francis as 바카라 게임 웹사이트�a free man바카라 게임 웹사이트� who "humanized the church without desacralizing it.바카라 게임 웹사이트�He described the atmosphere inside the meetings as 바카라 게임 웹사이트�good,바카라 게임 웹사이트� but said that they weren't yet 바카라 게임 웹사이트�at the point of decisions; we are in discussions.바카라 게임 웹사이트�Papal burialIn keeping with Francis바카라 게임 웹사이트� embrace of the marginalized, the Vatican said a group of poor and needy people will meet the pope바카라 게임 웹사이트�s coffin to pay homage to him when it arrives at St. Mary Major Basilica for burial on Saturday. It has already become a point of pilgrimage.The tomb is being prepared behind a wooden barrier within the basilica that he chose to be near an icon of the Madonna that he revered and often prayed before. The burial will take place in private, the Vatican said.Photos released by the Vatican on Friday show the marble tombstone flat against the pavement, with the simple engraving in Latin that he requested in his last testament: 바카라 게임 웹사이트�Franciscus.바카라 게임 웹사이트�Cardinals will visit the St. Mary Major Basilica on Sunday. Entering through the Holy Door, they will visit the Salus Populi Romani icon, which was dear to Francis, and celebrate evening prayers, the Vatican said.Security measuresItaly is deploying more than 2,500 police officers and 1,500 soldiers to provide security during the funeral, which is expected to gather about 200,000 mourners in St. Peter바카라 게임 웹사이트�s Square and up to 300,000 people along the 2½-mile route from the Vatican to the pope's burial place across Rome.The major security operation includes stationing an armed naval vessel off the coast, and putting squads of fighter jets on standby, Italian media reported.Royals and leadersTrump, who is traveling with first lady Melania Trump, is scheduled to arrive Friday, after Francis바카라 게임 웹사이트� coffin has been sealed.Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy바카라 게임 웹사이트�s press office previously confirmed his presence, but he told reporters Friday evening on the site of a recent missile attack that he will attend if time permits, given obligations at home related to the ongoing war.Among the other foreign dignitaries confirmed for the papal funeral are:바카라 게임 웹사이트� U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer바카라 게임 웹사이트� Prince William바카라 게임 웹사이트� King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia of Spain바카라 게임 웹사이트� Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán바카라 게임 웹사이트� Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva