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Pope Francis’ funeral set for Saturday morning in Vatican City

Benjamin ScottBy

Pope Francis’s funeral will take place on Saturday morning at St. Peter’s Square, the Vatican announced early Tuesday.

Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Secretary of State of the Vatican, is close to the body of Pope Francis, placed in an open coffin duration of the declaration of death at the Santa Marta residence in the Vatican, on April 21, 2025. Through Reuters

Francis’s public visualization, 88, who died unexpectedly on Monday after suffering a stroke and heart trial, will begin as soon as Wednesday morning in the Basilica of San Pedro.

The funeral then on Saturday at 10 am local time in the Plaza de San Pedro.

A teacher places flowers in front of a portrait of the late Pope Francis on exhibition at Stanislaus Junior School in Surabaya on April 22, 2025. AFP through Getty Images
A volunteer has crosses in the Plaza de San Pedro in the Vatican, after the death of Pope Francis, as seen in Rome, Italy, on April 22, 2025. Reuters

Francis, known for facing the traditionalists, also deviated from some traditions in his burial plans, choosing to be buried in a simple wooden coffin in the Basilica of Santa María, on the outskirts of the Vatican.