VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – The body of Pope Francis will be taken to St. Peter’s Basilica on Wednesday morning at 9:00 a.m. (0700 GMT), the Vatican said in a statement.
His body is currently laid out in a coffin in the chapel of the Santa Marta residence, where he lived during his 12-year papacy.
(Reporting by Giulia Segreti, Editing by Crispian Balmer)