The world says goodbye to Pope Francis: Emotional faithful enter St Peter's Basilica as the pontiff's body is placed on display for three days of mourning

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The world says goodbye to Pope Francis: Emotional faithful enter St Peter's Basilica as the pontiff's body is placed on display for three days of mourning


The Vatican has opened St. Peter's Basilica to the public so thousands of Catholic faithful can pay their final respects to Pope Francis over the next three days. Flocks of mourners are filling the central aisle of the basilica this morning, with Swiss Guards standing at attention, to see Francis' body lying in state, with around 20,000 mourners crowding the square outside. His simple wooden coffin has been positioned low to the ground at his request, breaking with the Vatican's long-standing tradition of placing popes on an elevated catafalque.
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