First images of Pope Francis released

Faithful gather for a rosary prayer for the late Pope Francis, in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Monday April 21, 2025. (AP/PTI) (AP04_21_2025_000568B)
Vatican City, Apr 22 (AP) Vatican on Tuesday released first images of Pope Francis, showing him in casket with Vatican secretary of state praying over him.

They showed him in a wooden casket, in red vestments and his bishop’s miter, with the Vatican secretary of state praying over him in the chapel of the Domus Santa Marta hotel where he lived.

The footage was of the ritual to confirm the death. (AP) AMS

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