00:00A senior Vatican Cardinal led a rosary prayer in the St. Mary Major Basilica in Rome on Tuesday evening,
00:08the church in which Pope Francis will be buried on Saturday.
00:14Cardinal Parolin, who has served as the Vatican's Secretary of State since 2013,
00:19led the rosary before praying with other cardinals in front of a photo of the late Pope and a painting of the Virgin Mary.
00:27Many people gathered outside the Basilica to pay homage to the Holy Father.
00:52Elsewhere across the world, tributes to the Pope continue.
00:57The Cuban government decreed an official period of mourning and ordered that the country's flag be flown at half-mast in public buildings and institutions.
01:07Egyptian Coptic Catholics attended a prayer service for the late Pope at the Holy Virgin Mary Coptic Catholic Cathedral in Cairo.
01:15And in Ukraine, dozens of people gathered for a memorial service at St. Alexander's Roman Catholic Cathedral in Kyiv.
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