Vatican releases first photos of Pope Francis in open coffin, reveals date of funeral

Pope Francis, aged 88, passed away on Monday at the Vatican’s Casa Santa Marta, prompting tributes from world leaders, including Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who will attend his funeral. His funeral is scheduled for Saturday at 10am local time in front of St Peter’s Basilica, after which his coffin will be transported to Rome’s Santa Maria Maggiore basilica for burial, marking the first time in over a century that a pope will be laid to rest outside the Vatican. The Vatican has released photographs of the deceased pontiff in an open coffin, adorned in a red robe and papal mitre.

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