US EditionPope Francis's funeral to take place on Saturday as Vatican releases images of his open coffin
- Pope Francis died at the age of 88 on April 21, 2025, and his body lies in state at the Vatican's Domus Sanctae Marthae chapel.
- The Vatican released photos showing Pope Francis in red vestments and holding a rosary inside a wooden coffin, as part of the papal funeral rites overseen by Cardinal Kevin Farrell.
- Pope Francis's funeral Mass, called the 'Missa poenitentialis,' is scheduled to occur at 10 a.m. Local time on Saturday, April 26, 2025, marking the beginning of nine days of mourning.
- World leaders, including US President Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron, are expected to attend the funeral, as reported by 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.
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