The late pontiff, who died on Easter Monday aged 88, will be buried on Saturday in a service that will be attended by both the Prince of Wales and Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer.
Faithful nuns gather for Rosary prayers in honour of Pope Francis at St Peter’s Square in Vatican City. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)
Sir Keir, who will join other leaders including US President Donald Trump at the funeral, told reporters on Tuesday the Pope was “a quite remarkable man, and the work and commitment that he put into fairness over so many years, and globally, I think will be a real lasting legacy”.
The Pope will lie in state in St Peter’s Basilica from Wednesday morning before a funeral mass is held at 10am local time (9am BST) in St Peter’s Square on Saturday.
Large crowds are gathering at the Vatican to mourn Pope Francis ahead of his funeral on Saturday. (Photo: Franco Origlia/Getty Images)In changes made by the Pope last year, his body has been placed in a simpler wooden coffin with a zinc coffin inside, rather than in three wooden coffins as was previously tradition.
Irish-born Cardinal Kevin Farrell – the camerlengo or senior Vatican official – will carry out the administrative and financial duties of the Holy See until a new pope takes over.
Archbishop of Westminster Cardinal Vincent Nichols, who held mass for Francis at Westminster Cathedral on Monday, is among those travelling to Rome.
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