Huge crowds gather to file past the body of Pope Francis as his laying in state begins at the Vatican

Huge crowds gather to file past the body of Pope Francis as his laying in state begins at the Vatican

For the next three days St Peter's Basilica will open at 7am each morning and close at midnight on Wednesday and Thursday to allow as many people as possible to file past.

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