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People queue outside Saint Peter's Square at the Vatican early in the morning ahead of ex-Pope Benedict XVI's funeral. Pope Francis will preside over the funeral of his predecessor Benedict XVI at the Vatican, an unprecedented event expected to draw tens of thousands of people. IMAGES
In the crypt housing the tombs of the Popes, the tomb of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI opens to the faithful. Pilgrims come to the crypt to pay their respects to the late Pope, who was known as Pope Emeritus since resigning in 2013. IMAGES
Berlin's Sacred Heart Church rings its bells in honour of the funeral of former pope Benedict XVI, who was Germany's first pope in 1,000 years. IMAGES
Ex-pope Benedict XVI's coffin is carried into St Peter's Basilica, following a funeral at the Vatican led by Pope Francis and attended by tens of thousands of mourners. The remains of the German Joseph Ratzinger, who was the first pontiff to retire since the Middle Ages, will be buried in the tomb under the Basilica which previously held the body of John Paul II. IMAGES
Images of candles placed in front of the birth house of former pope Benedict XVI in the bavarian town of Marktl, as his funeral starts in the Vatican City. IMAGES
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