His body is set to be taken in an open casket from the chapel of the Vatican residence, where he lived, to St Peter’s, entering through the central door, in a grand procession.
The funeral service for the late pontiff will be held in St. Peter’s Square in Vatican City, in the shadow of the Basilica, on Saturday at 10:00 a.m. (0800 GMT).
All cardinals in Rome were invited to meet at the Vatican at 9 a.m. (0700 GMT) to make funeral plans. The Vatican said it expected the ceremony to take place on Friday, Saturday or Sunday.
In a Truth Social post, US President Donald Trump shared that he along with his wife Melania, will be travelling to Rome for the funeral of the spiritual leader.
Francis, the first Jesuit and Latin American pope, redefined Roman Catholic Church leadership with bold reforms while retaining its contentious traditional doctrines.
Francis inherited a deeply divided Church after the resignation of his predecessor, Benedict XVI. Under his leadership, he appointed more women in senior Vatican roles.
The Pope made his last public appearance on Easter, when he delivered a message from the balcony of St Peter's Basilica to thousands gathered in Vatican Square.
For an industry globally classified as hazardous, protections such as health insurance and a provident fund for workers are necessities. In Sivakasi, they remain elusive.
The industry forecasts exports are set to grow 16% in 2025-26, boosted by surplus domestic production and a drive to push into 26 underserved global markets with strong potential.
Indigenisation level will progressively increase up to 60 percent with key sub-assemblies, electronics and mechanical parts being manufactured locally.
It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.
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