A zinc coffin was sealed inside a wooden one bearing his coat of arms. Pope Francis, known for his humility, chose to lie in state at ground level without a catafalque. His funeral will be held ...

(MENAFN- Newsroom Panama) The late Pope Francis was buried in a simple coffin, sealed and marked with his papal coat of arms in an ancient and solemn ceremony in St. Peter's Basilica, and will ...

First the interior coffin of zinc was closed and sealed. A cross, Pope Francis’ coat of arms, and a plaque with his papal name, the length of his life — 88 years, four months, and four days ...