Pope Francis: They moved the coffin with the body to the Basilica of St. Peter

Rome. Coffin with remains Pope Francis They moved from the Chapel of the House of St. Marta to the Basilica of St. Peter in the Vatican, where he will be able to say goodbye to him from today to Friday.

The most important Catholic temple was accompanied by the Swiss Guard brought shortly after 9:30.

A procession led by cardinals and dozens of other clergymen went on the sounds of the Vatican bells for a short walking journey after 9:00 am.

In the house of St. Martha, where the Pope lived and where he also died on Monday morning at the age of 88, formerly Cardinal Kevin Farrell, who leads Vatican administration to the election of the new Pope, served a short ceremony.

At St. Peter’s square, the red -decorated coffin came before 9.30 ha of the Assembly welcomed it with a slight applause. The applause was then stronger, when the remains of František were approaching the entrance to the Basilica. The first people were allowed to the square shortly after 07:30 in the morning.

The funeral mass will be celebrated on Saturday 26 April at 10.00 am in the area in front of the Basilica of Sts. Peter, according to the rules of the Roman burial order for the Pope (Ordo Exsequiarum Romani Pontificis).

According to the Vatican News website, this was announced on Tuesday by the Liturgical Festival Office, which informed that the funeral liturgy will be chaired by Cardinal Giovanni Battista RE, which is the dean of the College of Cardinals.

The final ceremonies of Ultima Commendatio and Valedictio will be followed by the final ceremonies of the Eucharistic celebration. Subsequently, the coffin with the body of the deceased Pope will be transferred to the Basilica of Sts. Peter and from there to the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore, where the deceased Pope wanted to be buried.

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Several representatives of states and governments have already announced their participation in Saturday’s funeral.

Francis simplified the funeral ceremonies during his lifetime, giving up some of the traditional elements, such as a triple coffin or a papal catafalk. The funeral will be followed by a nine -day funeral mass (Novendiali), after which the cardinals will begin the process of choosing a new Pope.

The Conclave must be started within 20 days of the death of the pontification – no later than 10 May. All cardinals younger than 80 years have the right to vote and be elected. In the meantime, two have already informed that they would not participate for health reasons and the conclave.

This reduced the number of conclave participants to 133. Their absence also means that the two -thirds majority for election of the new Pope is reduced from 90 to 89 votes.