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Vatican keeps St. Peter's open all night

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.

UPI on MSN · 21h

St. Peter's Basilica opens all night as Pope Francis lies in state for second day

Vatican authorities kept St. Peter's Basilica open all night as an estimated 50,000 people lined around St. Peter's Square and out of the Vatican into Rome to view the body of Pope Francis lying in state.

BBC · 16h

Watch as thousands queue to see Pope Francis lying in state for second day

Bells rang out as the Pope's coffin was carried across St Peter's Square to lie in state ahead of the funeral on Saturday.

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 ...

ABC News5d

Pope Francis makes surprise appearance at St. Peter's Basilica

The pope, 88, arrived at the basilica ... mass in St. Peter's Square on Palm Sunday, greeting a crowd of thousands gathered for the service. Francis has remained mostly out of public view ...

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