On Tuesday, the Vatican announced that Pope Francis’s remains would be transported to St. Peter’s Basilica on Wednesday at 9:00 a.m. (0700 GMT).
The Vatican announced in a statement that the pope’s remains are now resting in a coffin in the chapel of the Santa Marta residence, where he resided for the duration of his 12-year pontificate.
Following pneumonia and a stroke, the pope passed away from a stroke on Monday at the age of 88, according to the Vatican.
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The cleric was hospitalized for five weeks earlier this year for double pneumonia, according to the Vatican, which also claims that he suffered a stroke, went into a coma, and eventually suffered from “irreversible cardiocirculatory collapse.”
Cardinals will get together on Tuesday to organize his funeral, which will be attended by world leaders in advance of a conclave to choose a new head of the Roman Catholic Church next month.
