Pope Francis will be laid in coffin today

Mon, 21 April 2025
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Pope Francis' body will be laid in a coffin at 8 pm local time on Monday, the Vatican said in a statement.

Cardinal Kevin Joseph Farrell, the Vatican camerlengo, will preside over the certification of Francis' death and the placing of his body in the coffin, reports CNN. 

The Pope's family and a string of other senior Vatican officials will take part in the rite, which will be held in the Chapel of the Domus Sanctae Marthae, the Vatican said.