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This photo taken on April 21, 2025 and handout on April 22, 2025 by The Vatican Media shows Pope Francis in his open coffin during the rite of the Confirmation of the Death of the Pontiff at the Chapel of Santa Marta in The Vatican. Vatican Media/AFP

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1745305615191viber_image_2025-04-22_15-04-56-332.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">This photo taken on April 21, 2025 and handout on April 22, 2025 by The Vatican Media shows Pope Francis in his open coffin during the rite of the Confirmation of the Death of the Pontiff at the Chapel of Santa Marta in The Vatican. Vatican Media/AFP   </span></span></span></div><p>(<strong>UPDATED</strong>) The Vatican published Tuesday a photo and video of Pope Francis in his open coffin, dressed in a red robe with the papal mitre on his head and a rosary in his hand.</p><p>The images were taken in the chapel of the Casa Santa Marta, Francis&#x27;s residence at the Vatican where he died Monday, age 88. </p><p>The pope was seen during a service Monday evening in the chapel of Casa Santa Marta.</p><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1745310499154AFP__20250422__432K9T2__v1__HighRes__VaticanReligionPopeObit 1.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">This photo taken on April 21, 2025 and handout on April 22, 2025 by The Vatican Media shows Pope Francis in his open coffin during the rite of the Confirmation of the Death of the Pontiff at the Chapel of Santa Marta in The Vatican. Vatican Media/AFP   </span></span></span></div><p>Tributes have poured in from around the globe for Francis, a liberal reformer who took over following the resignation of German theologian Benedict XVI in 2013.</p><div>His home country, Argentina, prepared for a week of national mourning while India began three days of state mourning on Tuesday -- a rare honour for a foreign religious leader in the world&#x27;s most populous nation.<br/><br/><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/OrIk9nEUKcQ?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span></div><p>Heads of state and royalty are expected for his funeral, due to be held at St Peter&#x27;s Basilica, with Trump and France&#x27;s Emmanuel Macron the first to announce they would attend.</p><p>On Tuesday, a source at the Ukrainian presidency told AFP that Zelensky, too, would come to Rome.</p><p>The funeral should be held between the fourth and sixth days after the pope&#x27;s death, according to the Apostolic Constitution -- so between Friday and Sunday this week.</p><p>But the details will be decided by the cardinals, whose first of a series of &quot;general congregations&quot;</p><p>Cardinals of all ages are invited to the congregations, although only those under the age of 80 are eligible to vote for a new pope in the conclave.</p><p>The conclave should begin no less than 15 and no more than 20 days after the death of the pope.</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>SIMPLE TOMB</strong></div><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/17453056611111745305658874.png" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">This photo taken on April 21, 2025 and handout on April 22, 2025 by The Vatican Media shows Pope Francis in his open coffin during the rite of the Confirmation of the Death of the Pontiff at the Chapel of Santa Marta in The Vatican. Vatican Media/AFP   </span></span></span></div><p>The pope&#x27;s body was moved into the Santa Marta chapel on Monday evening, and his apartment formally sealed, the Vatican said.</p><p>His remains are expected to be transferred to St. Peter&#x27;s Basilica starting Wednesday to lie in state.</p><p>Francis, who wore plain robes and eschewed the luxury of his predecessors, has opted for a simple tomb, unadorned except for his name in Latin, Franciscus, according to his will released Monday.</p><p>He will be buried in Rome&#x27;s Santa Maria Maggiore basilica, becoming the first pope in more than 100 years to be laid to rest outside the Vatican.</p><p>His death certificate released by the Vatican said Francis died of a stroke, causing a coma and &quot;irreversible&quot; heart failure.</p><p>He had been discharged from Rome&#x27;s Gemelli hospital on March 23 and ordered to spend at least two months resting.</p><p>But Francis, who never took a holiday and delighted in being among his flock, made numerous public appearances in recent days.</p><p>He appeared exhausted on Sunday during the Easter celebrations, but nevertheless greeted the crowds in his popemobile in St Peter&#x27;s Square.</p><div><strong>© Agence France-Presse</strong></div><div><br/></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEOS:</strong></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/thDW52RBWNQ?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/8gow3nGBDWE?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/8BjCR9y2fC4?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>The Vatican published Tuesday a photo and video of Pope Francis in his open coffin, dressed in a red robe with the papal mitre on his head and a rosary in his hand.</p>

The Vatican published Tuesday a photo and video of Pope Francis in his open coffin, dressed in a red robe with the papal mitre on his head and a rosary in his hand.

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With rosary in hand: First images of Pope Francis in open coffin released

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Published April 22, 2025 03:08 PM PHT

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