Today in Rome, a last chance for the faithful to view Pope Francis in his casket before his funeral tomorrow.

More than a quarter million people over the three days of public viewing processed by Francis resting in a simple wood coffin.

54 heads of state, including President Trump, will attend tomorrow service in St. Peter's Basilica.

Again tonight, Special correspondent Malcolm Brabant reports from Rome.

On this, the last day of lying in state, the faithful lined up at dawn to pay tribute to the late Pontiff.

The scenes inside St. Peter's were more reverential than earlier in the week after the Vatican

ordered people to stop photographing Francis in his casket.

Truly, I felt in my heart as though I had lost someone very close to me.

But it was a moment to stay in prayer for him, to grant him peace, to give thanks for everything he has done

for the church. This is the feeling of gratitude. We spent time at the coffin of Pope Francis,

just sitting in silence for a few minutes and praying and remembering a very, very beautiful

and faithful ministry.

Stephen Cotrell, the Archbishop of York, is acting head of the Church of England.

I think it was his simplicity of life and his humility,

which is what has made his papacy appear so different.

And I think that's something that all of us as Christian leaders can learn from.

And the fact that he was able to lay aside some of the pomp and the ceremony

was something that is very beautiful and has touched our hearts.

Despite Pope Francis's reforms,

Catholicism remains far more rigid than the Archbishop

of York's domain, and not surprisingly, he favours a continuity successor.

What I see when I look at the world is confusion, sorrow, hurt, and the things that God has

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