The funeral of Pope Francis will be held on Saturday, April 26, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. in St. Peter’s Square, according to a statement released Tuesday by the Holy See Press Office.
Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, Dean of the College of Cardinals, will preside over the Mass, which will be concelebrated by Patriarchs, Cardinals, Archbishops, Bishops, and priests from around the world.
The Eucharistic celebration will conclude with the Ultima commendatio and the Valedictio. Following the Mass, Pope Francis’ body will be taken into St. Peter’s Basilica before being transferred to the Basilica of St. Mary Major for entombment.
Ahead of the funeral, the coffin will be carried from the chapel of the Casa Santa Marta to St. Peter’s Basilica on Wednesday, April 23. The rite of translation will be led by Cardinal Kevin Farrell, Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church, beginning at 9:00 a.m. with a moment of prayer.
The procession will move through Santa Marta Square and the Square of the Roman Protomartyrs, exit via the Arch of the Bells, and enter the Basilica through the central door. At the Altar of the Confession, Cardinal Farrell will preside over the Liturgy of the Word, after which the faithful may begin visiting the late pontiff’s body.
Pope Francis was confirmed dead on Easter Monday at his residence in the Casa Santa Marta. The Camerlengo, Cardinal Farrell, announced the Pope passed away at exactly 7:35 a.m.
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