Pope Francis to be laid to rest as global elite gathers for final journey

Aeriel view of the body of Pope Francis displayed for the faithful to pay homage at St Peter’s Basilica (Picture: SOPA Images/S)A moment of history is unfolding in the Vatican City as an estimated 1.4 billion Catholics are preparing to bid farewell to Pope Francis during his final journey today.For the first time in more than a decade, the world will watch the funeral of a pontiff – not one who resigned, but one who died in office – and crucially, one who broke Catholic conven