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Pope Francis, St. Peter's Basilica

NBC News · 41m

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 · 20h

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 · 1d

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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St. Peter's Basilica stays open late to let mourners pay respect to Pope Francis

St. Peter's Basilica in Rome did not close at midnight as scheduled, so even in the early morning hours Thursday, people were ...

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 ...

8hon MSN

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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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 ...

The Daily Iowan2d

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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