00:00On Tuesday, cardinals gathered at the Vatican to finalize preparations for the funeral in the upcoming conclave to choose his successor.
00:11They agree that the public will be allowed to pay their respects beginning on Wednesday once the Pope's casket is placed in St. Peter's Basilica.
00:19The late Pope's body will lie in repose within a closed wooden coffin rather than displayed atop a bar as was customary in previous peephole funerals.
00:32I think it speaks about how much he wants to trust himself to the Immaculate Heart of Mary and it's a very, very strong and beautiful message to all of us.
00:46But the funeral and burial have been scheduled for Saturday.
00:52Meanwhile, the point is Camelango, the cardinal Kevin Farrell, who is running the Vatican temporarily until the new Pope is elected, led the procession on Wednesday morning.
01:03Monas gather at the center square with the Swiss guard standing at attention as the pallbearers carried the simple wooden coffin on their shoulders through the Vatican's aqueous gates.
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