Pope Francis’s coffin carried to Saint Peter’s Basilica

Difficult red-robed cardinals and Swiss guardsmen accompany Pope Francis’ open coffin to Saint Peter’s Basilica.

The coffin was carried slowly toward the basilica as the bells ringed at the Casa Santa Marta on Wednesday, the modest home where Francis had resided and died.

As St. Peter’s Square, which was throngs of people watching, eight Swiss guardsmen walked alongside the open wooden coffin.

As nun groups followed behind, priests dressed up in choir attire and others in cassocks. Some even had candles lit in their hands.

The Argentinian pontiff, who had suffered a stroke, a coma, and heart failure, passed away on Monday at the age of 88.

Source: Aljazeera