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Crowds file into St. Peter's on last day to pay respects to Pope Francis

By Joshua McElwee and Giulia Segreti ROME (Reuters) -Tens of thousands of mourners filed into St. Peter's Basilica on Friday on the last day to pay final respects to Pope Francis ahead of his funeral on Saturday.

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Pope Francis live updates: About 90,000 have visited St. Peter's Basilica

As of Thursday evening, about 90,000 people have visited St. Peter’s Basilica to pay homage to Pope Francis, the Vatican press office said. People will be able to pay their respects to Francis through Friday.

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St. Peter’s Basilica stays open overnight for public viewing of Pope Francis due to strong turnout

So many people lined up to see Pope Francis lying in state at St. Peter’s Basilica that the Vatican kept the doors open all night, closing for just one hour from 6 a.m. until 7 a.m.

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Pope Francis’ coffin to be sealed Friday evening ahead of Saturday funeral

Cardinal Kevin Farrell, the camerlengo, will preside at the Rite of Sealing of the Coffin beginning at 8 p.m. Rome time on ...

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Pope Francis: mourners file through St Peter’s Basilica as Irish archbishops travel to Vatican to concelebrate pontiff’s funeral

Thousands of mourners again waited through the night for a chance to see Pope Francis’s remains before the lying-in-state ends on Friday evening.Vast crowds are expected to gather ahead of Saturday’s ...

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