Pope Francis's body is moved to St Peter's Basilica for public mourning ahead of his funeral on Saturday, APA reports citing BBC.
The Pope's coffin is now inside St Peter's Basilica and there it will remain lying in state until the funeral on 26 April. According to the report, Pope Francis's body is situated inside the grand St Peter's Basilica, in front of the Papal Altar - which is built over the tomb of the saint.
It will remain there until the funeral on Saturday.
Mourners have begun filing in to St Peter's Basilica to pay their final respects to Pope Francis.
The basilica will stay open until 24:00 local time (23:00 BST) today.
While the focus is on Vatican City, members of the public from all over the world are continuing to mourn Pope Francis.
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