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A general view as the body of Pope Francis is transferred to the Basilica at St Peter’s Square on April 23, 2025 in Vatican City, Vatican. (Photo by Franco Origlia/Getty Images) Then ...

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VATICAN CITY — So many mourners lined up to see Pope Francis lying in state in a simple wooden coffin inside St. Peter's Basilica that the Vatican kept the doors open all night due to higher ...

For the latest news, view our story for Wednesday ... from his residence within the walls of the Vatican City to St. Peter's Basilica. Red-hatted cardinals, priests, candle-carrying friars ...

VATICAN CITY -- The Vatican opened St. Peter's Basilica to the general public Wednesday to pay their final respects to Pope Francis, with thousands of people filling the central aisle and Swiss ...

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Catholic cardinals performed the ritual ceremony on Wednesday to transfer Pope Francis’ body from his home in the Vatican hotel to St. Peter’s Basilica to offer three days of public viewing ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — The bells of St. Peter’s tolled Wednesday as the body of Pope Francis was transferred from the Vatican hotel where he lived to the basilica, escorted by a procession of ...