Pope Francis will lie in state Wednesday-Friday, Vatican says

Pope Francis will lie in state Wednesday-Friday, Vatican says

People will be able to pay their final respects to Pope Francis in St. Peter's Basilica from Wednesday through Friday, the Vatican said in a statement.

The day after the death of Pope Francis, the organization of the funeral began this Tuesday at the Vatican. Emmanuel Macron or Donald Trump have already said that they would go to the ceremony scheduled next Saturday, unlike Vladimir Putin. In France, the flags will be put in ...

The Vatican announced that on the morning of Wednesday (April 23, 2025), at 9 a.m. local time (4 a.m. in Brasília), the body of Pope Francis will be transferred to St. Peter's Basilica. He currently lies in a coffin in the chapel of Casa Santa Marta, where he lived during his 12 years as pontiff. Cardinal Kevin Farrell, camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church, will preside over the rite of transfer, which will begin at 9 a.m. with a moment of prayer…

The coffin with his lifeless body will be deposited in St. Peter's Church in the Vatican this morning.

Pope Francis Body to Be Transferred to St. Peter Basilica Tomorrow

On Tuesday, the Vatican confirmed that the body of Pope Francis will be transferred tomorrow, Wednesday, to St. Peter's Basilica.

The body of Pope Francis will be transferred to St. Peter's Basilica to receive the last farewell before the funeral, scheduled for Saturday at the Vatican. The post The Pope will be transferred to St. Peter's Basilica; funeral will be held on April 26 first appeared on SinEmbargo MX.Read the full text in sinembargo.mx