Vatican makes final preparations for pontiff’s burial - Pope Francis’s funeral will be held on Saturday with world leaders in attendance

Pope Francis is breaking with tradition when it comes to where he will be laid to rest – choosing a light-filled basilica with an intriguing history instead of the grottoes of the Vatican.

Throngs of mourners are lining St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican to pay their final respects to Pope Francis, whose body is lying in state.