The first image and video of Pope Francis lying in state were released by the Vatican on Tuesday. It showed the late pope in an open coffin wearing red liturgical garb, with a rosary in his hands and a mitre on his head.
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It added, “The Eucharistic celebration will conclude with the Ultima commendatio and the Valedictio. The late Pope Francis’ body will then be taken into St. Peter’s Basilica and then to the Basilica of St. Mary Major for entombment.
“Ahead of the funeral, the coffin containing the Pope’s body will be carried from the chapel of the Casa Santa Marta to St. Peter’s Basilica.”
