It comes just months after a new Netflix documentary purported to shed new light on the case and after her family asked the Italian government for help.

Vatican reopens investigation into 1983 disappearance of Emanuela Orlandi

The former Pope will be laid to rest on Thursday in the heart of the Church to which he devoted his whole life.

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A statement from Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni said Pope Francis asked for continued prayers 'to accompany him in these difficult hours.'

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Pope Francis didn't elaborate on the condition of Benedict XVI, 95, who resigned as pontiff in February 2013, becoming the first pope to retire in 600 years.

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The Turk who shot and wounded Pope John Paul II in 1981 has laid flowers on the saint's tomb in St Peter's Basilica, the Vatican said.

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