25 April 2025
200,000 Mourners, 50 Heads Of State, 10 Monarchs Are In Rome To Attend The Funeral Of Pope Francis
Pope Francis' funeral mass will begin at 10AM CEST (3AM CDT) in St Peter’s Square. It will be led by the dean of the College of Cardinals, Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, who will begin with a procession led by a priest carrying a cross, followed by the coffin and ordained clergy. After the service, the body will be carried through the "door of death" to the left of the altar at St Peter's, while a 10-ton funeral bell tolls. Following the funeral, Pope Francis' coffin will be taken to the Basilica of Saint Mary Major, where he will be buried in the ground, his undecorated tomb marked with just one word: Franciscus.
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