A touching moment unfolded at St. Peter’s Basilica as a crying nun who shared a personal bond with Pope Francis was allowed to break strict protocol to mourn at his coffin.
Sister Genevieve Jeanningros, an 81-year-old French-Argentine nun, was captured on video approaching the late Pontiff’s coffin to pray. Normally, the area around the coffin is reserved exclusively for high-ranking members of the Church like cardinals, bishops, and priests. But in this case, an exception was made.
Sister Jeanningros had a close, longstanding friendship with Pope Francis, which moved Church officials to allow her into the restricted section.
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In the emotional footage, the nun is seen visibly overcome with grief. She wipes her eyes with a tissue and brings her hands to her face as she weeps, standing just feet away from the late Pope’s coffin.
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