Tens of thousands of people have visited St. Peter's Basilica to pay their final respects to Pope Francis as preparations also begin for the conclave. Chris Jansing reports more from the Vatican and is joined by NBC News’ Molly Hunter,

So many people lined up to see Pope Francis lying in state at St. Peter’s Basilica that the Vatican kept the doors open all night, closing for just one hour from 6 a.m. until 7 a.m.

Cardinals accompanied Pope Francis’s coffin as it was carried on April 23 through St. Peter’s square, where worshippers applauded the late pope.

The funeral of Pope Francis, who died this week at 88, will be livestreamed Saturday on YouTube, available for free in multiple languages. Vatican News, the official news outlet of the Holy See, will provide comprehensive coverage of Pope Francis’s funeral this Saturday,

After the pope suffered a massive stroke Monday morning, his medical team saw no point to sending him to a hospital. He died soon after.

Papal funerals have historically been very elaborate, but the instructions set out by Francis are much simpler. He will be the first Pope in more than a century not to be buried inside the Vatican. Instead,