Pope Francis was deposed in the coffin inside the chapel of Santa Marta, where it was possible to see some of the symbolic elements that accompany the pontiff on his last earthly journey.
As required by the funeral ritual, we wear the redliturgical color that recalls the martyrdom and the presence of the Holy Spirit. In his hands he holds a rosarya sign of prayer and devotion. The dressing complete the pallium and the white machine gun.
The Vatican spread the first official images, which show the body of Pope Francis in the open coffin, supervised by two Swiss guards in ceremonial uniform.
A moment full of spirituality and silence, which opens the path to the solemn funeral scheduled for Saturday 26 April on the churchyard of the Basilica of San Pietro.
