The Vatican announced early on Tuesday that the funeral of Pope Francis will be held on Saturday morning in Saint Peter Square.
PITRO Parolin, the Vatican Foreign Minister, is standing near the body of Pope Francis, who was placed in open coffin during the rituals of the Declaration of Death at the headquarters of Santa Marta in the Vatican, on April 21, 2025. By Reuters
The general viewing of Francis, 88, who died unexpectedly on Monday after being stroke and heart attack, will start once on Wednesday morning in the Church of St. Peter.
The funeral will be on Saturday at 10 am local time in Saint Peter Square.
A teacher puts flowers in front of a picture of the late Pope Francis, who is offered at St. Stanislaus Junior School in Surabaya on April 22, 2025. AFP via Getty ImagesThe cross volunteer in Saint Peter's Square in the Vatican, after the death of Pope Francis, as it appears from Rome, Italy, on April 22, 2025. Reuters
Francis, known for engaging with traditionalists, also paved some traditions in his burial plans, and chose to be entered into the simple wooden coffin in St. Mary Megor Bazilica, outside the Vatican.
