{"id":20439,"date":"2025-04-23T07:46:25","date_gmt":"2025-04-23T07:46:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/pope-francis-body-moved-to-st-peters-basilica-for-3-days-of-public-viewing\/"},"modified":"2025-04-23T07:46:25","modified_gmt":"2025-04-23T07:46:25","slug":"pope-francis-body-moved-to-st-peters-basilica-for-3-days-of-public-viewing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/pope-francis-body-moved-to-st-peters-basilica-for-3-days-of-public-viewing\/","title":{"rendered":"Pope Francis&#8217; body moved to St. Peter&#8217;s Basilica for 3 days of public viewing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p><em>Vatican City<\/em> \u2014 The body of <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/feature\/pope-francis\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Pope Francis<\/a><\/span> was moved to St. Peter&#8217;s Basilica early Wednesday to lie in state for the Catholic faithful to pay their respects to the Argentine pontiff remembered for his humble style, concern for the poor and insistent prayers for peace.<\/p>\n<p>Heads of state are expected for <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/pope-francis-funeral-stations-burial\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">his funeral Saturday<\/a><\/span> in St. Peter&#8217;s Square, but the three days of public viewing are largely for ordinary Catholics to grieve the 88-year-old pope, who <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/live-updates\/pope-francis-dies-age-88-reaction\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">died Monday<\/a><\/span> after, the Vatican said, he had a <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/pope-francis-death-health-challenges\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">stroke and heart failure<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/04\/23\/e915d213-a0eb-445b-81dc-0a9159d396a5\/thumbnail\/1240x827\/d7da23e21482826644b09d7a4e04f27b\/gettyimages-2210951457.jpg?v=edaea84d9f9990d3a4d8ddf0e6fb4e98#\" alt=\"Pope Francis died - Vatican \" height=\"827\" width=\"1240\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">The papal Swiss Guard walking across St. Peter&#8217;s Square before the arrival of the body of Pope Francis, who will be laid out in St. Peter&#8217;s Basilica for three days.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Christoph Reichwein \/ picture alliance via Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Francis first lay in state in the Santa Marta Domus in a private viewing for Vatican residents and the papal household.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/pope-francis-open-casket-funeral-date-plans-announced-vatican\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Images released by the Vatican<\/a><\/span> on Tuesday showed Francis lying in an open coffin, wearing the traditional pointed headdress of bishops and red robes, his hands folded over a rosary. The Vatican&#8217;s No. 2, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, was pictured praying by Francis. <\/p>\n<p>His body was transferred in a procession, accompanied by cardinals, from his residence at Casa Santa Marta, where he died. The coffin will be kept open until midnight on Wednesday and Thursday to allow the faithful to mourn. The public mourning period will end on Friday at 7 p.m. <\/p>\n<p>Francis&#8217; coffin wasn&#8217;t put on an elevated bier &#8211; as was the case with past popes &#8211; but was just placed on the main altar of the 16th-century basilica, simply facing the pews. <\/p>\n<p>Italian police have tightened security for the viewing and the funeral, carrying out foot and horse patrols around the Vatican, where pilgrims continued to arrive for the Holy Year celebrations that Francis opened in December.<\/p>\n<p>The funeral has been set for Saturday at 10 a.m. in St. Peter&#8217;s Square, and will be attended by leaders including President Trump and Ukrainian President Volodmyr Zelenskyy.<\/p>\n<p>The funeral Mass will be celebrated by the dean of the College of Cardinals, Giovanni Battista Re. 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