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hello and a warm welcome to our viewers joining us in the united states and all over the world. i'm bianca nobler. >> i'm max foster live from london. we want to get to our special coverage. pope emeritus benedict's funeral. in when 30 minutes from now the funeral for the former pontiff will begin in st. peter's square. >> dignitaries from around the world will be attending and pope francis will be leading the mass. he'll become the first pontiff in modern times to preside over the funeral service for his predecessor. moments ago the coffin carrying pope benedict left st. peter's bas...

Entire life we too as an ecclesial community want to follow in his steps and to commend our brother into the hands of the father. may those merciful hands find his lamp alight with the oil of the gospel that he spread and testified to for his entire life. >> translator: at the end of his pastoral rule st. gregory the great urged a friend to offer him this spiritual accompaniment. he said this. the shipwreck of the present life sustain me i he beseech you. by the blank of your prayer. but since my own weight sinks me down the hand of your merit will raise me up. here we see the awareness of a p...