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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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Vatican keeps St. Peter's open all night as tens of thousands come to view Pope Francis

The basilica will be kept open until at least midnight on Thursday to allow the faithful to mourn. Francis' funeral will be held Saturday at 10 a.m. (2 a.m. ET) in St. Peter’s Square, after which the Vatican press office is expected to release details of the conclave that will elect the next pontiff.

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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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Catholic faithful pay their final respects to Pope Francis in St. Peter's Basilica

Thousands of people are filing through the central aisle of St. Peter’s Basilica to pay their final respects to Pope Francis ...

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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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