Tens of thousands visit the Vatican to pay respects to former Pope Benedict XVI
The body of the former Pope Benedict XVI, who died at the age of 95 on Saturday – lay in state on Monday for the first of three days before his funeral on Thursday.
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Thousands pay respects to Pope Benedict XVI as Holy Father lies in state in the Vatican
Tens of thousands of people have filed past the body of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, lying in state in the Vatican. The doors of St Peter’s Basilica swung open yesterday morning so the public could pay their respects. The late pontiff died on New Year’s…
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