•Swiss Guards (L) and members of the clergy (R) stand next to coffin of the late Pope Francis (C) inside St Peter’s Basilica yesterday
The public can begin visiting Pope Francis’s tomb at the Roman basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore “as early as Sunday morning”, Vatican spokesman, Matteo Bruni, announced.
The funeral of Pope Francis, who died on Monday aged 88, will take place at the Vatican’s St Peter’s Basilica Saturday before his coffin is transferred to the Santa Maria Maggiore basilica later in the day.
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