Pope Francis: Bucks County parish hosting night of remembrance ahead of live funeral coverage
- Pope Francis's requiem mass occurs today, April 26, in Vatican City's St Peter's Square.
- He died on Easter Monday at age 88 after suffering a stroke.
- World leaders and vast numbers attend the mass following three days of his body lying in state.
- The lying-in-state drew approximately 250,000 mourners paying respects.
- Attention now turns to the secret conclave of cardinals electing the next pope, expected around May 5.
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Today the world is saying goodbye to the great bridge builder. In Rome thousands of believers are already gathering. The celebrations in the live blog.
The funeral of Pope Francis, who died on Monday at the age of 88, begins on Saturday at 10 a.m. on the parvis of Saint Peter's Square in Rome, in the presence of many political leaders.
This Saturday, April 26, 2025, the funeral of Pope Francis is held. In the crowd will be the Archbishop of Rouen, Dominique Lebrun who has met the Pope several times.
St. Peter's Square of the Vatican welcomes this Saturday the funeral of Pope Francis, in which thousands of people and delegations headed by representatives of more than a hundred countries are expected, such as the President of Argentina, Javier Milei, or the President of the United States, Donald Trump, among many others.The funerals will officially begin at 10.00 (8.00 GMT) in the Vatican Square and will be officiated by the Cardinal Dean, Gi…
The ceremony will begin on Saturday at 10 a.m. in St. Peter's Square, in the Vatican, in the presence of many leaders, including Emmanuel Macron, Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky. Nearly 200,000 people are also expected.
The funeral of Pope Francis, who died on Monday at the age of 88, takes place this Saturday: after the mass in several languages that will be held in St Peter's Square, his coffin will be transported to the Basilica of St Mary Major in the center of Rome to be buried there. Follow the event live.
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