Procession With Pope Francis’ Coffin Begins Towards Saint Peter’s Basilica

Pope Francis’s open coffin began its procession to Saint Peter’s Basilica on Wednesday, accompanied by dozens of red-robed cardinals and Swiss Guards.

Cablenews24 reports that to the ringing of St Peter’s bells, the coffin left the Casa Santa Marta, the modest residence where Francis lived and died, on the shoulders of pallbearers and was carried slowly towards the basilica.

Eight Swiss Guards carrying staffs walked beside the open wooden coffin as it passed through St Peter’s Square, which was filled with tens of thousands of onlookers.

This Online News Medium gathered that Pallbearers, next to Swiss Guards, carry the coffin of the late Pope Francis (R) as it is transported from the chapel of Santa Marta to St Peter’s Basilica, following the Pope’s death, in the Vatican on April 23, 2025. (Photo by Alberto PIZZOLI / AFP)

Priests decked out in choir dress and others in cassocks made up the long procession, some with candles in their hands, as groups of nuns followed behind.

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The Argentine pontiff died on Monday aged 88 after suffering a stroke, coma and heart failure.
His funeral is set for Saturday and is expected to draw huge crowds and leaders from across the globe.

Pallbearers, next to Swiss Guards, carry the coffin of the late Pope Francis (C) at St Peter’s Square, as it is transported from the chapel of Santa Marta to St Peter’s Basilica, following the Pope’s death, in the Vatican on April 23, 2025. (Photo by Alberto PIZZOLI / AFP)

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