The coffin containing the body of Pope Francis is being transferred from Casa Santa Marta to St. Peter’s Basilica where three days of public viewing will commence.
The funeral at St. Peter’s Basilica on Saturday will draw “Patriarchs, Cardinals, Archbishops, Bishops, and priests from across the globe,” the Vatican said. It will also be attended by a number of world leaders and other dignitaries including Donald Trump, Sir Kier Starmer and President Zelenskyy will attend
The pope’s body was placed in his coffin in the chapel of the Santa Marta residence on Monday. On Tuesday, the Vatican released the first photos and video of Francis since his death, showing him in the wooden coffin wearing a red robe with the papal mitre on his head and a rosary intertwined in his hands.
