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Pope Francis’s funeral to take place on Saturday as Vatican releases images of open coffin – live

Pope Francis’s funeral to take place on Saturday as Vatican releases images of open coffin – live

Pope Francis, head of the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics, died at his home in the Vatican on Monday aged 88

The Vatican also confirmed that Pope Francis’s coffin will be transferred to St Peter’s Basilica on Wednesday morning, where it will stay until the funeral.

It will be taken there from the chapel of the Santa Marta residence, pictured in the earlier photo.

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