
The Pope Francis’s funeral will be held on Saturday at St. Peter Square, and the Vatican is expected to attend hundreds of thousands.
The head of the Catholic Church led the Easter on Monday and died of stroke at the age of 88 within 24 hours. He has recently struggled with double pneumonia and has not been healthy.
We have confirmed that the world leaders and Royals attended, including Sir Keir Starmer, Donald Trump, Prince Wales, and President Luiz inácio Lula da Silva, the hometown of the world’s largest Catholic population.
Thousands of mourners have already flocked to the Vatican City and put flowers, crosses and candles.
On Tuesday, the Vatican published more details about the Pope’s last 24 hours.
Francis, which recently spent five weeks at the hospital, was a bit unstable about appearing on a balcony on Sunday.
“Do you think I can do it?” The Pope asked the personal nurse, Massimiliano Strappetti.
Strappetti reassured him, and after a while the Pope appeared on the balcony and blessed the crowds gathered in the st peter ‘Square below.
The next morning, in the local time (03:30 GMT), Francis began to feel bad. An hour later, he waved his hands in Strappetti and slipped into a coma.
The Vatican said in a statement, “The people near that moment say that he did not suffer.” “It was a cautious death.”
What happens before the funeral?

On Wednesday morning, Pope Francis’s body will be transferred to a procession led by the Cardinals from Santa Marta Chapel to St. Peter Cathedral.
Just before the procession, the moment is also led by the Camerengo Camerlengo, which runs the Vatican by the Pope’s death.
The Vatican wore a pope’s photo of the Pope’s body lying in the chapel of Casa Santa Marta (his residence for 12 years) in his head.
The general public can visit St. Peter’s Cathedral from 11:00 to midnight, from Wednesday at 9 am until midnight, Friday 07:00 to 19:00.
Bucking traditions will not have private prospects for the Cardinals at the Pope Francis’s request. The pope’s cavity will not grow on the pedestal.

What time is the service?
The funeral starts at 10 o’clock in the square in front of St. Peter’s Cathedral.
Patriarchs, cardinals, cadets, bishops and priests from all over the world will participate. Giovanni Battista Cardinal Cardinal Cardinal Cardinal Cardinals Dean will lead this service.
The Cardi Net Batista will officially leave it to God, delivering the final praise and evaluation, which is a vaginal conclusion.
The 9 -day mourning period, known as Novemdiales, begins.
Who is attending the funeral?
Many are expected on Saturdays and 250,000 are expected to attend the funeral.
Many countries and heads of Royals have confirmed their attendance. Prince William, US President Donald Trump, Spanish Felipe VIII, Queen Retissia, French President Emmanuel Macron.
Other political figures who announced them I will attend:
- Luiz inácio lula da Silva President Brazil
- Andrzej Duda Polish President
- EU Committee Chairman Ursula von der liyen
- President Ukrainian President VolodyMyr Zelensky
- Francis’s home country, Argentina President Harvier Miley
- British Prime Minister Kerst Starmer
- Giorgia Meloni Italian Prime Minister
Where will the Pope Francis be buried?
The Pope Francis, who avoided part of the pope’s rights during his life, will continue to come with the tradition of death.
Historically, the Pope is buried in the triple coffin in the marble grave in St. Peter’s cathedral in the center of the Vatican. Pope Francis instead asked Rome to be buried in St. Mary Major Cathedral.
He will be the first pope for more than 100 years to rest outside the Vatican.
In his final will, Pope Francis also asked for “Earth, simple, without special decoration,” and only inscriptions of the Latin’s name: Francescus.
His body was taken to Santa Marta Chapel on Monday evening and his apartment was officially sealed, Vatican said.
When will the new pope be elected?
Following the funeral, the conclusion of the Cardinals will be convened to elect the successor.
The Dean of the Cardinals University took 15 to 20 days to summon the Cardinals to Rome when the Pope was buried.
Some names have already emerged as a potential successor and are more likely to appear for the next few days.
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2025-04-22 21:31:00