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VATICAN CITY (CNS) Tens of thousands of people streamed through St. Peter’s Basilica to pay their last respects to the late Pope Benedict XVI.
While Rome authorities had predicted between 30,000 and 35,000 visitors a day, some 65,000 people filed past the pope s body Jan. 2 the first of three days dedicated to public viewing. Another 70,000 people paid their respects Jan. 3, the Vatican said, and 60,000 people on the final day, Jan. 4.
A damp chill hung in the air at 9 in the morning w
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