US EditionDeath, funeral, and burial of Pope Francis
- Pope Francis, formerly Jorge Mario Bergoglio, died at age 88 on April 21, 2025, confirmed at the Vatican.
- He died from a cerebral stroke causing cardiac arrest after weeks of hospitalization for pneumonia.
- His body was moved to St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City for public viewing until Friday, April 25.
- Pope Francis served as the 266th pontiff for 12 years, leading 1.4 billion Catholics globally.
- His funeral occurs today, April 26, in St. Peter's Square before burial at St. Mary Major, initiating the papal transition.
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On Saturday, they will bid farewell to Pope Francis, who passed away on Easter Monday, and the ceremony will be broadcast live by Duna, Duna World and Kossuth Radio. Several public media channels are also paying tribute to the memory of the Holy Father with documentaries and religious-themed works.
The papal funeral becomes a political event.
Pope Francis' Funeral to Take Place Saturday
PHOTO: Suchat Pederson ~ USA TODAY NETWORK VATICAN CITY, April 24, 2025 ~ On Saturday, April 26, Pope Francis‘ funeral and burial will take place, with hundreds of thousands of mourners expected to attend. The funeral will start at 10 a.m. local time (4 a.m. ET) in St. Peter’s Square in Vatican City, with Pope Francis being buried in the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore cemetery in Rome, making him the first pope to be buried outside the Vatica…
An expert explains how Pope Francis was embalmed, and Cardinal Müller sees the upcoming election of the Pope as an opportunity for the Catholic Church to reflect on its values.
The protocol after the death of Pope Francis continues its course. The pontiff died last Monday, April 21, in his residence in the Casa Santa Marta and his body was transferred to the interior of the Basilica of St. Peter. From Wednesday 23rd and until Friday 25th night the fiery chapel is open, where tens of thousands of faithful have already passed to give their last farewell to the Argentine.It will be Saturday 26 when the funeral is finally …
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