Pope Francis will be placed in the chapel of Santa Marta residence this afternoon

Pontiff lived from Santa Marta since his election

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Pope died at the age of 88

who died on Monday (21) at the age of 88, will be placed in a coffin at 6 pm GMT (15h in Brasilia) in the chapel of Santa Marta residence, in the Vatican, where he lived since his election, the Holy See said.

“Tonight, Monday, April 21, at 8 pm (18h GMT), his eminence, the Reverend Cardinal Kevin Joseph Farrell, camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church, will preside over the certification rite of death and the placement of the body in the coffin,” the Holy See said in a statement.

*With information from AFP

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