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Huge crowds expected for glimpse of pope's body
The Freeman
|April 25, 2025
Vatican City, Holy See --- Huge crowds were expected on Thursday for a glimpse of Pope Francis's body on the second day of public tributes, after St Peter's Basilica stayed open almost all night to accommodate the crowds.
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Close to 20,000 people filtered past the Catholic leader's red-lined wooden coffin in the first eight hours of the lying in state on Wednesday.
Instead of closing at midnight, it allowed people in until 5:30am (0330 GMT) on Thursday morning, before reopening at 7:00am, the Vatican said.
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