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The pope’s body is currently lying in an open casket in the chapel of the Casa Santa Marta, his residence at the Vatican. Last year, Francis approved new funeral rites stating his body should be on view in a simple coffin rather than being placed on an elevated bier, per the Associated Press.
In a news release, the Holy See Press Office announced that Pope Francis will be taken from Casa Santa Marta to St Peter's Basilica on Wednesday, April 23, at 09:00 a.m. local time.
Cardinal Kevin Farrell will preside over the “rite of translation,” which will begin with a moment of prayer, according to Vatican News.
The pope’s body will lie in state at St. Peter’s Basilica until the burial, for the public to pay their respects.
The news of his death began a nine-day period of mourning, known as Novendiale.
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