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Pope Francis's open coffin was transferred Wednesday to St Peter's Basilica for three days of lying in state, with thousands of people gathering to pay their respects.

Pope Francis's coffin will be transferred to St Peter's Basilica for three days of lying in state, with scores of Catholics ...

Pope Francis himself helped rewrite the funeral rituals after the death of his predecessor, Pope Benedict XVI.