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Pope Francis, 88, passed away on Monday and will be placed to rest on Saturday.
Funeral Mass will be held at St. Peter’s Square at 10am (1am, 4am) on April 26th, with Cardinal governing the services. Pope Francis’ co- is then transferred to St. Mary’s Major for burial.
Vatican News live streams of services available in English below and is available in other languages on the channel: Many US broadcast and cable news outlets are planning extensive funeral coverage in the US from around 3am and 4am
Top officials around the world are expected to be present, including President Donald Trump, former President Joe Biden, Ukrainian President Voldimill Zelensky and Prince William.
Vatican News Share“About 250 Cardinals, numerous bishops, priests, religious brothers and sisters will attend the funeral mass of Holy Father Francis. The wooden and zinc co- of the deceased Pope, sealed on Friday evening, will be placed in the front yard of the cathedral just before the altar.”
The statement continued. “We expect hundreds of thousands to be praised from all geographical, social, political and cultural backgrounds to provide final respect.
After the Mass, a four-kilometer funeral procession begins for the Major of the Holy Mayor, allowing time for mourners to say their final farewell to the Pope.
Vatican news says that “FFIN would be welcomed by the ‘last’, a group of poor and marginalized people who always had a special place in Pope Francis’ heart. They will give ffin the final tribute before he is brought to the altar of Major St. Mary.”
Pope Francis died after his battle with pneumonia.
According to the Vatican, “Stroke has been identified as the cause of Pope Francis’ death, followed by coma and irreversible cardiac disruption.”
The Vatican website statement continued. “According to the medical report, the Pope had a past history of acute respiratory failure caused by multimicrobial bilateral pneumonia, multiple bronchial ectases, hypertension, and type II diabetes.”
