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Pope Francis became the church’s 266th in 2013 when the papal conclave elected him after the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI.

Bells rang out as the Pope's coffin was carried across St Peter's Square to lie in state ahead of the funeral on Saturday.

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The bells of St. Peter’s tolled as the body of Pope Francis was transferred from the Vatican hotel where he lived to the basilica.