Pope Francis’s coffin carried to Saint Peter’s Basilica

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Peter’s Basilica to the general public to pay their final respects to Pope Francis, with thousands of people filling the central aisle and Swiss Guards standing at attention
The Gazette
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Pilgrims and tourists snapped photos, with some applauding as the procession passed on its way from the Santa Marta residence, where the 88-year-old Argentine pontiff died Monday after a stroke.
Le Monde
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Peter’s tolled as his body was transferred from the Vatican hotel where he lived into the basilica, escorted by a procession of solemn cardinals and Swiss Guards through the same piazza where the pontiff had greeted the faithful from his popemobile just days before in what became his final good-bye.
HuffPost
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Three days of public mourning will take place before the pontiff's funeral on Saturday.
Sky News

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