Pope Francis' casket was sealed in St. Peter’s Basilica ahead of his funeral on Saturday, April 26 Kimberlee Speakman is a digital writer at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2022.

Images of Pope Francis’ body in a velvet-lined wooden casket have been released by the ... and giving thanks for her gentle and maternal care.” Multiple world leaders are preparing to travel ...

the nun was seen approaching a rope surrounding Francis’s coffin with help from an official, theTelegraph reported. Standing a few feet from the casket, Genevieve wept and placed her hands on ...

Now, the pope’s body is placed in a wooden coffin, with a zinc coffin ... Responding to news of the death of Pope Francis, Bishop Malesic of the Diocese of Cleveland released the following ...

The simple wooden casket was transported in a popemobile-style pickup truck and greeted to applause and cheers of ‘goodbye, ...

Heads of state and royalty will start converging on Rome on Friday for the funeral of Pope Francis, including Presidents Zelenskyy and Trump.