Almost 50,000 people have already paid tribute to the Pope

Almost 50,000 people have passed before Pope Francis’ coffin since Wednesday morning at St. Peter’s Basilica, which remained open virtually all night to receive the faithful.

Between 11:00 am on Wednesday (10h00 in Lisbon) at the Vatican and 08:30 am Thursday (07h30 in Lisbon), 48,600 people passed the Pope’s coffin to pay tribute, including 13,000 faithful during the early hours of Thursday.

The Pope’s funeral is happening in St. Peter’s Basilica and will last three days so that the faithful can say goodbye to Francis.

The funeral will be held on Saturday, when religious expected, several authorities and leaders from around the world to participate in fosters.

The Pope died on Monday at age 88, the victim of a stroke, after 12 years of pontificate.

Born in Buenos Aires on December 17, 1936, Francisco was the first Jesuit and first Latin American to reach the leadership of the Catholic Church.

The last public appearance took place on Easter Sunday at the Vatican the eve of dying.

The Pope was hospitalized for 38 days due to bilateral pneumonia, having discharged on March 23.