Three days of public viewing of Pope Francis' body by ordinary mourners and statesmen alike have ended and the pontiff's coffin sealed. Francis died on Monday at age 88 after suffering a stroke. The Vatican said Friday that around 250,000 mourners filed through St. Peter's Basilica over the three days to pay their last respects as Francis lay in state in a simple wooden coffin. Hundreds of disappointed people were turned away when authorities closed St. Peter's Square hours before the viewing period ended. Francis will be buried after a funeral Mass on Saturday.

Thousands of mourners have gathered for funeral services in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv for victims of a Russian missile attack that killed seven people, including a mother and her three daughters. The pre-dawn blasts earlier this week in the historic center of the city also injured dozens of civilians and have shocked Ukrainians as the country endures a renewed round of Russian bombardment. The city came to a virtual standstill as the mourners gathered outside a church in central Lviv where the funeral services were held in succession. Many wiped away tears and some held single sunflowers or bouquets.