Images of Pope Francis in his open coffin have emerged as mourners gather at the Vatican to pay their respects following his death at 88 due to a stroke and cardiac arrest. The pontiff, adorned in his vestments and holding a rosary, expressed in his final testament a wish to be buried in a simple underground tomb at the Papal Basilica of Saint Mary Major, a site of personal significance to him. The Vatican has indicated that his body may lie in state inside St Peter’s Basilica starting Wednesday for public homage.
