Source: BBC 

Cardinal Kevin Farrell, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, and Archbishop Edgar Peña Parra have sealed the doors of the papal apartment in the Apostolic Palace and the door to the apartment of the Casa Santa Marta, where the late Pope Francis lived.

Pope Francis’ death was announced on Easter Monday, April 21.

The rite of the certification of death and placement in the coffin took place on Monday evening at 8:00 PM, April 21, in the chapel of the Casa Santa Marta.

During the rite, the declaration of death was read aloud. The act was validated by Cardinal Farrell, Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church, and the ceremony lasted just under an hour.

The first General Congregation of Cardinals will take place on Tuesday morning, April 22, during which a date for the funeral of Pope Francis may be decided.