Pope Francis's funeral will be held
on Saturday, 26 April, at 10 a.m., in St. Peter's Square, the
Vatican said on Tuesday.
Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, the Dean of the College of
Cardinals, will preside over the funeral, it said.
US President Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron
are among the leaders to have said they will attend the funeral.
The 88-year-old Argentine pontiff died on Monday after suffering
a stroke, followed by a coma and irreversible cardiocirculatory
collapse, the Vatican has said.
Earlier on Tuesday the Vatican released a photo of Francis in an
open coffin in the chapel of Santa Marta, the residence inside
the Vatican where he lived.
The late pontiff was dressed in a red robe with a white mitre on
his head and a rosary in his hand.
His body will be transferred to St. Peter's Basilica on
Wednesday so that the faithful can pay their respects to him.
After the funeral, Pope Francis' coffin will be taken to St.
Peter's Basilica and, from there, to the Basilica of St. Mary
Major, where he will be laid to rest, in accordance to the
wishes expressed in his last testament.
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