
22/04/2025
Pope Francis Dies at 88; Vatican Releases First Coffin Photos, Funeral Set for Saturday
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Pope Francis passed away Monday at 7:35 am of a stroke and heart failure, Vatican officials confirmed. On Tuesday, the Holy See unveiled the first images of him in red vestments lying in an open wooden coffin at Domus Santa Marta. Cardinals have scheduled his funeral Mass for Saturday at 10 am in St. Peter’s Basilica, with public viewing beginning Wednesday, and have begun preparations for the sede vacante and the ensuing conclave.
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