Pope Francis's coffin was sealed in a private ceremony behind the closed doors of St Peter's Basilica. A white cloth was placed over the pontiff's face so he is no longer seen by the world and a bag of medals and coins from his reign as Pope were placed in the coffin. An account of his papacy was also read aloud, placed in a tube and put in the coffin. Read more: https://news.sky.com/story/pope-francis-dies-vatican-catholic-mourn-funeral-st-peters-12846482 #popefrancis #pope #skynews #italy SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/skynews Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skynews Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skynews Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@skynews For more content go to http://news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/sky-news/id316391924?mt=8 Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&hl=en_GB Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https://podfollow.com/skynewsdaily/ Sky News videos are now available in Spanish here/Los video de Sky News están disponibles en español aquí: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzG5BnqHO8oNlrPDW9CYJog To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https://news.sky.com/info/library-sales