More than 60K view Benedict XVI's body at Vatican

By Associated Press

Jan 03, 2023 10:15 am

VATICAN CITY: Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI 's body, his head resting on a pair of crimson pillows, lay in state in St. Peter's Basilica on Monday as tens of thousands queued to pay tribute to the pontiff who shocked the world by retiring a decade ago.

On the eve of the first of three days of viewing, Italian security officials had said at least 25,000-30,000 people would come on Monday. But by the end of the first day's viewing, some 65,000 persons had passed by the bier, the Vatican said.

This photograph shows the body of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI lying in state at the St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican on Monday, Jan. 2, 2023. AFP photo

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