The visualization of Pope Francis’s coffin is over, and his coffin has been closed, according to the Vatican press office.
The rite of the coffin closed at 8 pm local time on Friday in the Basilica of San Pedro in Rome, authorities said. During the rite, Cardinal Kevin Farrell, interim manager of the Vatican until a new Pope is chosen, read the writing, which was then placed in the coffin at the end of the ceremony.
Pope Francis’s body is in a coffin before he is sealed, in the Basilica of San Pedro, ahead of his funeral in the Vatican, on April 25, 2025.
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Some of Pope Francis’s family participated in the rite.
According to the Vatican, a presence of prayer and vigil will take place throughout the night until the preparations for the Holy Mass begins for Francis’s funeral.
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