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Farewell to Plaza de San Pedro to thousands of reliable meeting Pontif

At 5 o’clock in the morning, Rome Subway’s Line A cars passing through the Vatican area were filled with reliable, tourists and pilgrims, which were going to Plaza de San Pedro, to give the last farewell to Pope Francis. Early in the morning, the first train departed from the terminal, to the Ottavian stop and the first lights of Alba. Many people have left the station and set up up to the Vatican. At the same time, the tide of the civil protection uniform and the Red Cross walked in the direction of the same site.

After 6 in the morning, the tails were already stable in security controls to enter the square between strong safety measures. Police agents regulate everyone’s bags and backpacks who want to pass the Carrabinier and Fainanza Guard. Most points have metal detectors. The guardians remove water bottles for safety and warn them that they will deliver new ones in the square. More than 4,000 civil protection, Red Cross and similar companies from all over Italy are deployed by square and surroundings.

There are many groups of young people who come to Rome for the Jubilee of adolescents this weekend. They wear backpacks or T -shirts with some mention of the Holy Year. “They are very exciting days and the boys are living with a lot of faith and respect. Now we try to take a good place to see the funeral together,” he explained to Catechist Angelico Tori from Genova Parish, who traveled to the capital with a group of 28 youths. “Yesterday we could enter the basilica to say goodbye to the Pope, which made us seal, but later we moved,” said Rosamaria, 16.