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Pope Francis, St. Peter's Basilica

Vatican keeps St. Peter's open all night as hundreds 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.

ABC News · 21h

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.

Associated Press News on MSN · 19h

Tens of thousands file into St. Peter’s Basilica to pay final respects to Pope Francis

After so many people lined up to see Pope Francis lying in state at St. Peter’s Basilica that the Vatican kept the doors open overnight, the lines of mourners waiting to pay their last respects have continued to file past his coffin.

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Mourners file through St Peter’s Basilica overnight as lying-in-state set to end - Clone

Vast crowds are expected to gather ahead of Saturday’s funeral in St Peter’s Square, which will see the highest-ranking ...

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Faithful enter St. Peter’s Basilica to view pope’s body

The Catholic faithful began entering St. Peter's Basilica on Wednesday morning to see the body of Pope Francis lying in state ...

Pope’s burial place reflects his ‘humble, simple, essential’ life, basilica’s archbishop says

Pope Francis chose his place of burial in St. Mary Major Basilica, near an icon of the Madonna that he revered, because it ...

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Behind-the-scenes access to St. Peter's Basilica

NBC News gained behind-the-scenes access to St. Peter's Basilica as thousands of people waited in hours-long lines to pay ...

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Daily Iowan reporter sees Rome mourn the loss of Pope Francis

As the sun rose over the stone of St. Peter’s Basilica on Easter Monday, bells echoed through the square. Groups of visitors ...

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