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Faithful from around the world continue to pay their respects to Pope Francis
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In fact, so many people have shown up. The doors of St. Peter's Basilica were kept open all night
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Fox News' Antoine Lewis is here with the very latest from the Vatican. Antoine. Well, the number of people waiting to pay their respects is so large
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that the Vatican had to extend the public viewing hours simply to accommodate the faithful
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Now, since public viewing began on Wednesday morning, church officials say more than 90,000 people have visited St. Peter's Basilica
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where the Holy Father is lying in state. The Vatican says the Basilica will stay open tonight as long as there are mourners waiting to get in
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The extended viewing hours are expected to stay in place until 8 p.m. local time on Friday
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That's when the closing of the casket ceremony will take place. Italian authorities have also increased security around the Vatican
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adding drone surveillance to ongoing foot and horse patrols to secure the area for mourners
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and the foreign delegation that is expected to attend the pontiff's funeral on Saturday
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Pope Francis has been called the People's Pope. the love for his humble presence and his embracing of humanity
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Just some of the reasons some of the global faith will say they had to come and say goodbye in person
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People from so many different places, parts of the world, your accents. There's an Indian priest behind me. There are Italians next to me
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So just to live this special moment together with the whole church. Pope Francis's funeral will take place at 10 a.m. local time on Saturday morning
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The Vatican says 130 delegations are confirmed, including 50 heads of state and 10 reigning sovereigns
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The U.S. delegation will be led by the president and first lady. Natasha. All right, Antoine, thank you
