Pope Francis' coffin is carried through the Vatican as huge crowds gather to file past his body during three-day laying in state at St Peter's Basilica

Twelve pall bearers, all dressed in pale blue suits, carried Pope Francis’ open coffin at shoulder height through the square behind the Vatican and into St Peter’s Basilica today.

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