Thousands of people gathered on Wednesday April 23 to follow the entrance to the coffin of Pope Francis in the Saint-Pierre basilica. His body is now exposed under the gold of the basilica. The faithful will be able to pay him a final tribute to the funeral organized on Saturday, in the presence of many heads of state.
The coffin of Pope Francis, died on Monday April 21, at the age of 88, arrived in the grand basilica, after a procession part of the chapel of the Sainte-Marthe residence where the Pope lived from his election in 2013 until his death.
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