Images of the Italian Prime Minister Georgia Meloni visiting St Peter's Basilica to pay her respects to former pope Benedict XVI at the Vatican, at the start of three days of lying-in-state at St Peter's Basilica before his funeral...

Thousands of people pay their respects to former pope Benedict XVI at the Vatican, at the start of three days of lying-in-state at St Peter's Basilica ahead of his funeral (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)

Hungarian Prime minister Viktor Orban visits St Peter's basilica where the body of ex pope Benedict XVI is on public view for three days before his funeral (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)

Bishop Georg Bätzing, chairman of the German Bishops' Conference signs a condolence book for former Pope Benedict at the Apostolic Nunciature in Berlin, as thousands of people pay their respects at the Vatican, at the start of three days...

Mourners queue to see the body of former pope Benedict XVI on public view for three days at St Peter's basilica, Vatican City, to pay tribute to "a good pope" who "sacrificed so much for the Church (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)

Pope Francis appeals for an end to the "senseless war" in Ukraine, during his traditional Christmas message from St Peter's Basilica at the Vatican (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)

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