US EditionPope Francis's funeral to take place on Saturday as Vatican releases images of his open coffin
- Cardinals met and confirmed funeral details after Pope Francis died aged 88 on Monday.
- He died at 88 after a cerebral stroke caused coma and irreversible heart failure.
- Mourners can pay respects starting Wednesday when his remains lie in state at St. Peter's Basilica.
- His funeral will take place Saturday in St. Peter's Square with many world leaders attending.
- A centuries-old tradition begins after the funeral, culminating in cardinals electing a new pontiff.
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Tens of thousands bid farewell to Pope Francis lying in state
Tens of thousands of mourners began saying their last goodbyes to Pope Francis at St Peter's Basilica Wednesday, as the body of the late Argentine pontiff began three days of lying in state.
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 …
UpdateThe Pope's coffin is currently being transported from his residence inside the Vatican, that hotel of the prelates, inside St. Peter's Basilica.Dozens of people are currently present in St. Peter's Square.An alai leads Pope Francis inside St. Peter's Basilica.Home NewsThe body of the sovereign pontiff, seated in a The open casket is to be carried from the chapel of the Vatican residence where he lived, namely to St. Peter's Basilica, enter…
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.
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