Rite Confirming The Death Of Pope Francis - Vatican

Rite Confirming The Death Of Pope Francis - Vatican

The rite confirming the death and the placement of Pope Francis’s body in the coffin took place on the evening of Monday 21 April 2025 in the ground-floor chapel of the Casa Santa Marta where the pope lived at the Vatican. The official declaration of death was read aloud. The act was validated by Cardinal Kevin Farrell (2nd from left), Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church. The ceremony lasted just under an hour. Photo by (EV) Vatican Media/ ABACAPRESS.COM

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