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Friday, April 25, 2025
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Friday, April 25, 2025
Vatican says 250,000 people viewed Pope Francis’s body
A Swiss guard stands next to the coffin of late Pope Francis as he lies in state at the St Peter's Basilica in the Vatican, a day prior to the Pope's funeral, on April 25, 2025 (MARCO BERTORELLO / AFP)
The Vatican says about 250,000 people paid respects to Pope Francis during a three-day lying in state at St. Peter’s Basilica ahead of his funeral.
The number of people who filed past Francis’s coffin between 11 a.m. (0900 GMT) on Wednesday and 7 p.m. on Friday, when the public viewing ended, was higher than the estimated 195,000 that the lying in state of Benedict XVI drew in 2023.
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