In pictures: Prayers and tears as body of Pope Francis moved to St Peter's Basilica

The dead Pope is now in the open coffin in St. Peter's Basilica. By Friday evening, believers can say goodbye there. Some also use this for selfie. Rome is in a state of emergency.

The body of the pontiff will be exposed to the public until Friday, April 25, at 8:00 p.m., when the coffin will definitely be closed.

To the applause, the coffin arrived in the basilica: it was placed on a simple wooden platform in front of the altar, as the Pontiff wanted. At 11 o'clock the doors open wide open. The body exposed for three days

In pictures: Prayers and tears as body of Pope Francis moved to St Peter's Basilica

Large crowds gathered in St Peter's Square as the body of Pope Francis was carried in a coffin to St Peter's Basilica for three days of mourning.

Cardinals and members of the clergy pay homage to the deceased Pope after being transferred to St. Peter's Basilica for a three-day ceremony. The bells ring out, while the wooden coffin without a catafalque is carried in procession accompanied by cardinals in red cassocks and the Vatican's Swiss Guards. Keep reading

Pope's coffin moved to St. Peter's Basilica for 3 days of mourning

The body of Pope Francis was moved on Wednesday morning to St. Peter’s Basilica for three days of public mourning for an Argentine pontiff remembered for his humble style, concern for the poor and insistent prayers for peace.