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VATICAN CITY (AP) — Thousands of people filed through the central aisle of St. Peter’s Basilica to pay their final respects ...

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Vatican opened St. Peter’s Basilica to the general public Wednesday to pay their final respects to Pope Francis, with ...

Francis’ death and funeral will usher in a carefully orchestrated period of transition in the 1.4 billion-strong Catholic ...