Pope's body laid out in Vatican chapel

The body of Pope Francis will be laid out in a coffin this evening in the chapel of his last residence in the Vatican, the Casa Santa Marta. Prior to this, the Cardinal Chamberlain Kevin Farrell will officially declare his death in a rite at 8 p.m., as the Vatican announced. The rite will also be attended by numerous church dignitaries.

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21.04.2025, 13:34

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Following Francis' adoption of a new burial order for popes with the Latin title "Ordo Exsequiarum Romani Pontificis", the official pronouncement of the Pope's death will no longer take place in the room of the deceased, but in the chapel. The news of Francis' death was announced by the Vatican in the morning, a few hours after his passing.