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Two seconds to see the body of Pope Francis

The first alarm went off on my phone around 1:00 p.m. The second, just half an hour later. Shrill, and with a whistle impossible to miss. Like the alarm they should have sent to Valencia to alert the population about the DANA, but in this case the message is from Italy's Civil Protection, warning that St. Peter's Square in the Vatican will be closed to the public this Friday at 5:00 p.m. The text is written in Italian, English, French, and Spanish so that no one can say they didn't understand it. At 1:00 p.m., however, the square is still full, and streams and streams of people continue arriving, hoping to catch one last glimpse of Pope Francis. before he is buried this Saturday.

The first alarm went off on my phone around 1:00 p.m. The second, just half an hour later.

Shrill, and with a whistle impossible to miss. Like the alarm they should have sent to Valencia to alert the population about the DANA, but in this case the message is from Italy's Civil Protection, warning that St. Peter's Square in the Vatican will be closed to the public this Friday at 5:00 p.

m. The text is written in Italian, English, French, and Spanish so that no one can say they didn't understand it. At 1:00 p.

m., however, the square is still full, and streams and streams of people continue arriving, hoping to catch one last glimpse of Pope Francis. .

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