The Vatican says over 50,000 people have lined up to pay their respects to Pope Francis at St Peter's Basilica, since Wednesday. The basilica kept its doors open all night due to higher-than-expected turnout, closing for just an hour and a half Thursday morning for cleaning.
The Vatican says over 50,000 people have lined up to pay their respects to Pope Francis at St Peter's Basilica, since Wednesday. The basilica kept its doors open all night due to higher-than-expected turnout, closing for just an hour and a half Thursday morning for cleaning.
People queue in St. Peter's Square to pay their respect to the late Pope Francis, who will lie in state at St. Peter's Basilica for three days, at the Vatican, Wednesday, April 23, 2025. People queue in St. Peter's Square to pay their respect to the late Pope Francis, who will lie in state at St. Peter's Basilica for three days, at the Vatican, Wednesday, April 23, 2025. People line up as they enter St. Peter's Basilica to pay their respects to Pope Francis lying in state, at the Vatican, Thursday, April 24, 2025. People queue to pay their respect to the late Pope Francis, who will lie in state at St. Peter's Basilica for three days, at the Vatican, Wednesday, April 23, 2025. People queue in St. Peter's Square to pay their respect to the late Pope Francis, who will lie in state at St. Peter's Basilica for three days, at the Vatican, Wednesday, April 23, 2025. People queue to pay their respects to the late Pope Francis, who will lie in state at St. Peter's Basilica for three days, at the Vatican, Wednesday, April 23, 2025. People stand in line as they wait to enter St. Peter's Basilica to pay their respects to Pope Francis lying in state, at the Vatican, Thursday, April 24, 2025. People wait in line to view Pope Francis lying in state inside St. Peter's Basilica, at the Vatican, Thursday, April 24, 2025. People wait in line to view Pope Francis lying in state inside St. Peter's Basilica, at the Vatican, Thursday, April 24, 2025. People line up to enter St. Peter's Basilica to pay their respects to Pope Francis lying in state, at the Vatican, Thursday, April 24, 2025. People line up to view Pope Francis lying in state inside St. Peter's Basilica, at the Vatican, Thursday, April 24, 2025. Cardinals pay their respects to Pope Francis inside St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Wednesday, April 23, 2025, where his body will lie in state for three days. A cardinal walks with his aide to a college of cardinals' meeting at the Vatican, Thursday, April 24, 2025. People wait in line to view Pope Francis lying in state inside St. Peter's Basilica, at the Vatican, Thursday, April 24, 2025. People line up to enter St. Peter's Basilica and pay their respect to the late Pope Francis, at the Vatican, Thursday April 24, 2025. Faithful wait in line to pay their respects to Pope Francis lying in state inside St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Thursday, April 24, 2025. People walk along Via della Conciliazione avenue to line up to view Pope Francis lying in state inside St. Peter's Basilica, seen in the background, at the Vatican, Thursday, April 24, 2025. A reporter stands with his equipment in front of St. Peter's Basilica where Pope Francis is lying in state, at the Vatican, Thursday, April 24, 2025. Cardinal Timothy Dolan, right, and Christophe Pierre, Apostolic Nuncio in the United States of America, sit as faithful pay their respects to Pope Francis inside St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Wednesday, April 23, 2025, where his body will lie in state for three days. People wait in line in St. Peter's Square to view Pope Francis lying in state inside St. Peter's Basilica, at the Vatican, Thursday, April 24, 2025. People wait in line to view Pope Francis lying in state inside St. Peter's Basilica, at the Vatican, Thursday, April 24, 2025. Faithful pay their respects to Pope Francis lying in state inside St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Thursday, April 24, 2025. A cardinal holds his zucchetto after the procession with the body of Pope Francis, who will lie in state for three days, arrived in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Wednesday, April 23, 2025. People line up to see the body of Pope Francis is in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Wednesday, April 23, 2025, where he will lie in state for three days. People line up along Via della Conciliazione avenue to view Pope Francis lying in state inside St. Peter's Basilica, seen in the background, at the Vatican, Thursday, April 24, 2025. Nuns walk along via della Conciliazione as St. Peter's Basilica stands out in the background, in Rome, Thursday April 24, 2025. Faithful are given images of Pope Francis as they pay their respects to the late pontiff inside St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Wednesday, April 23, 2025, where his body will lie in state for three days. People line up to see the body of Pope Francis is in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Wednesday, April 23, 2025, where he will lie in state for three days. Police officers patrol St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Thursday April 24, 2025. People wait in line to view Pope Francis lying in state inside St. Peter's Basilica, at the Vatican, Thursday, April 24, 2025. Faithful take photos as they pay their respects to Pope Francis inside St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Wednesday, April 23, 2025, where his body will lie in state for three days. People line up to enter St. Peter's Basilica and pay their respect to the late Pope Francis, at the Vatican, Thursday April 24, 2025. Faithful pray during a Pope Francis Memorial Mass in an evening service at the Church of the Holy Cross next to the Vatican sanctuary in the medieval center of ethnically divided Nicosia, Cyprus, Wednesday, April 23, 2025. Faithful stand in line to view Pope Francis lying in state inside St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Thursday, April 24, 2025. Faithful pay their respects to Pope Francis lying in state inside St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Thursday, April 24, 2025.
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