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Former Pope Benedict XVI's coffin visited by nearly 200, 000 people
Almost 200,000 people paid homage to former Pope Benedict XVI during his lying in state over the last three days, the Vatican says.
- • His body has been sealed in a coffin ahead of his funeral on Thursday.
- • Pope Francis will preside over the funeral - the first time a sitting Pope has led his predecessor's funeral in over 220 years, the Vatican says.
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