Pope Francis’s body lies in state at St. Peter’s Basilica on Wednesday, April 23, 2025 / Credit: Vatican Media
Vatican City, Apr 23, 2025 / 12:30 pm (CNA).
Pope Francis was brought in solemn procession to St. Peter’s Basilica on Wednesday morning, where the late pontiff will lie in state for three days for mourners to pay their final respects and say goodbye.
The Rite of Translation began in the chapel of the Casa Santa Marta, where Francis lived for the 12 years of his pontificate, and ended with the Holy Father’s body before the Altar of Confession in the soaring basilica at the center of Christendom.
