{"id":5427,"date":"2023-01-03T10:13:48","date_gmt":"2023-01-03T15:13:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/panoramitalia.com\/?p=5427"},"modified":"2023-01-03T10:13:50","modified_gmt":"2023-01-03T15:13:50","slug":"benedict-xvi-thousands-queue-to-see-former-popes-body-lying-in-state-at-the-vatican","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/panoramitalia.com\/index.php\/2023\/01\/03\/benedict-xvi-thousands-queue-to-see-former-popes-body-lying-in-state-at-the-vatican\/","title":{"rendered":"Benedict XVI: Thousands queue to see former pope&#8217;s body lying in state at the Vatican"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Doors to St Peter&#8217;s Basilica open to the public as mourners pay their respects to the late pontiff following his death at the age of 95.<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/panoramitalia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/skynews-pope-benedict-vatican_6011614-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5428\" srcset=\"https:\/\/panoramitalia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/skynews-pope-benedict-vatican_6011614-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/panoramitalia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/skynews-pope-benedict-vatican_6011614-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/panoramitalia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/skynews-pope-benedict-vatican_6011614-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/panoramitalia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/skynews-pope-benedict-vatican_6011614-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/panoramitalia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/skynews-pope-benedict-vatican_6011614-107x60.jpg 107w, https:\/\/panoramitalia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/skynews-pope-benedict-vatican_6011614-160x90.jpg 160w, https:\/\/panoramitalia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/skynews-pope-benedict-vatican_6011614.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption><sup>The queue to enter St Peter&#8217;s Basilica. where many people been waiting for hours<\/sup><\/figcaption><\/figure><p>Sky news &#8211; Thousands of people are paying their respects to former Pope Benedict XVI as his body lies in state at the Vatican.<\/p><p>Doors to St Peter&#8217;s Basilica were opened to the public on Monday morning as mourners pay their respects to the late pontiff, who\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/former-pope-benedict-xvi-the-first-to-resign-in-centuries-dies-aged-95-12775606\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">died on Saturday at the age of 95<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p><p>Members of the public, some of whom had waited for hours in the dampness before dawn, filed past his body.<\/p><p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/topic\/pope-benedict-10527\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Benedict<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0will lie in the open at the centre of the famous basilica ahead of his funeral on Thursday morning.<\/p><div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/benedict-xvi-thousands-queue-to-see-former-popes-body-lying-in-state-at-the-vatican-12778278?fbclid=IwAR1DR-9icunmHR4NvnYPR4wKpXsGuUHrFnMVPs51plS-DpaVrxi3__bJ7Vw\">Read more here <\/a><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Doors to St Peter&#8217;s Basilica open to the public as mourners pay their respects to the late pontiff following his death at the age of 95. 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