Almost 100,000 Catholics expected to pay their respects and see Pope Benedict ... trends now
Almost 100,000 people will pass through St Peter's Basilica over the next three days to pay their respects to the late Pope Benedict XVI.
It comes as crowds of mourning Catholics gathered in St Peter's Square in the Vatican last night to prepare to say goodbye to the former Pope, who died in the Mater Ecclesiae Monastery at 9.34am on Saturday.
Benedict, who was the first Pope in 600 years to resign from the role, will be lying in state for mourners to pay their respects from today.
Each day, 30,000 devout Catholics are expected to walk through the Basilica to see the late Pope before his 'simple' funeral on Thursday that will be led by the current Pope Francis.
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