US EditionPope Francis's funeral to take place on Saturday as Vatican releases images of his open coffin
- Pope Francis's body lies in state at the Vatican's Domus Sanctae Marthae chapel, surrounded by officials, with photos released showing him in a wooden coffin holding a rosary and wearing vestments, after his death at age 88 on April 21, 2025.
- On April 23, the Vatican announced that Pope Francis's casket will be moved to St. Peter's Basilica for public viewing, and a funeral Mass will occur in St. Peter's Square at 10 a.m. On April 26, marking the start of nine days of mourning.
- The College of Cardinals held its first general congregation to discuss church issues and the future papacy, with around 60 cardinals present, including the reading of Pope Francis's final testament.
- Leaders including US President Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron are expected to attend the funeral on April 26, and the conclave to elect a new pope is expected between May 6 and May 10, according to Italian media.
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The body of Pope Francis will not be embalmed by the will of the pontiff
Among the many requests of Pope Francis in the face of his death, such as the simplification of the rite or the sobriety of the exposition of his body, is that of not being embalmed.The body of the pontiff has been subjected to tanatopraxia, a treatment that preserves it in acceptable conditions the right time so that the faithful can say goodbye to him in the Basilica of St.Peter, where he will be exposed until Friday night. Francis is not the …
St. Peter's Square is slowly filling with believers
The faithful will be able to bid farewell to Pope Francis, who died on Monday after 12 years at the head of the Church, in St. Peter's Basilica until Friday. The coffin with the body of the late pope was transported to the basilica from the Casa Santa Marta in the Vatican. St. Peter's Square is slowly filling with believers.
This was the transfer of Pope Francis to the Basilica of St. Peter, in images
The mortal remains of Pope Francis have been transferred at 9 a.m. from the chapel of the residence of Saint Martha to the Papal Basilica of St.Peter, as foreseen by the Ordo Exsequiarum Romani Pontificis.From the Arch of the Bells, the coffin has gone out to St. Peter's Square to enter the Vatican Basilica through the central door. At the altar of the Confession, Cardinal Camerlengo has presided over the Liturgy of the Word, at the end of which…
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