Pope Francis’ coffin was carried in a procession from his residency at the Vatican to St. Peter’s Square on Wednesday, where crowds waited under the warm Roman sun to say a goodbye to the pontiff.

The funeral of Pope Francis will be held on Saturday in St Peter’s Square. Until then, his body, kept in an open coffin, will be at St. Peter’s Basilica to allow mourners to pay their tributes. Here’s

Pope Francis' open coffin was transferred on the morning of April 23 to St Peter's Basilica for three days of lying in state, with thousands of people gathering to pay their respects to the leader of the world's Catholics.