The Vatican has released photos of Pope Francis in an open coffin, dressed in a red robe with the papal mitre on his head and a rosary in his hands.

The body of Pope Francis was carried in a solemn procession Wednesday from his residence within the walls of the Vatican City to St. Peter's Basilica.

Cardinals accompanied Pope Francis’s coffin as it was carried on April 23 through St. Peter’s square, where worshippers applauded the late pope.