By Editorial,
Pope Francis’s funeral will take place on Saturday at 10:00 local time, the Vatican has confirms.
The Vatican has also released images of Pope Francis in an open coffin, dressed in a red robe with the papal mitre on his head and a rosary in his hand.
He will be taken to St Peter’s Basilica tomorrow morning, where his casket will remain until burial for the public to pay their respects.
The pontiff’s death has prompted an outpouring of grief from Catholics across the globe; from South Sudan to Argentina, Poland to the Philippines, the BBC reports from across five continents.
Meanwhile, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will attend Pope Francis’s funeral, AFP says, citing a source from the presidency.
The source reportedly told the agency that Zelensky’s office is “preparing the president’s visit to Rome to bid farewell to the pontiff”. END