The Vatican says Pope Francis will be laid to rest Saturday morning outside St Peter's Basilica. The funeral starts at 10 a.m. local time for the spiritual leader of 1.4 billion Catholics worldwide. According to Cardinal Kevin Farrell, he died peacefully on Easter Monday morning. His papacy became known for humility and speaking up for people with little power.
Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re will lead the funeral mass as Dean of the College of Cardinals. He'll offer the Final Commendation at the ceremony's end before the Pope's body goes to St Mary Major Basilica for burial. The public can view the Pope's body at St Peter's Basilica starting Wednesday. He'll lie near the Altar of Confession, dressed in red papal clothes and wearing a mitre and rosary.
A solemn procession will move his body from Casa Santa Marta to the basilica on Tuesday morning. Cardinal Farrell will lead prayer and scripture reading to start the public viewing time. The procession will travel through Santa Marta Square and the Square of Roman Protomartyrs, exit through the Arch of Bells, cross St Peter's Square, and enter the basilica.
World leaders have sent messages of sympathy since his death. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky plans to attend the funeral, BBC reports say.
Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re will lead the funeral mass as Dean of the College of Cardinals. He'll offer the Final Commendation at the ceremony's end before the Pope's body goes to St Mary Major Basilica for burial. The public can view the Pope's body at St Peter's Basilica starting Wednesday. He'll lie near the Altar of Confession, dressed in red papal clothes and wearing a mitre and rosary.
A solemn procession will move his body from Casa Santa Marta to the basilica on Tuesday morning. Cardinal Farrell will lead prayer and scripture reading to start the public viewing time. The procession will travel through Santa Marta Square and the Square of Roman Protomartyrs, exit through the Arch of Bells, cross St Peter's Square, and enter the basilica.
World leaders have sent messages of sympathy since his death. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky plans to attend the funeral, BBC reports say.
