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In Rome today...
Pope Francis's casket greeted by a chorus at the Basilica where he is being laid to rest.
Tens of thousands lined the streets to see Francis's casket driven there.
And in St. Peter's Square, the Vatican says some 250,000 gathered for his funeral service.
Dozens of foreign leaders were there, including President Trump,
who met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
Here's Empire's Deepest Shiver on.
Trump and Zelensky's meeting today in Vatican City comes as negotiations to end the Russia-Ukraine war are potentially closing.
Trump posted on his social media platform Truth Social that the two sides should meet at high levels and finish off a deal.
It was the first time Trump and Zelensky have met
since their February meeting in the Oval Office that ended with Trump and Vice President J.D.
Vance criticizing the Ukrainian president who abruptly left the White House.