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Funeral Details For Pope Francis Announced

Laura Donnelly
Laura Donnelly

03:40 22 Apr 2025


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The funeral of Pope Francis will be held on Saturday morning.

The Vatican has confirmed it will take place at St. Peter's Basilica at 9am Irish time.

His coffin will then be taken inside the church and from there brought to the Rome basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore for burial.

This will begin nine days of mourning.

At the end of this period, conclave - the process to choose a new pope - will begin from 5 May.

The body of Pope Francis is currently laid out in a coffin in the chapel of the Santa Marta residence, where he lived during his 12-year papacy.

The Vatican has released pictures of Pope Francis in his open casket, lying in his apartments.

The pope's body will be taken to St Peter's Basilica for public viewing tomorrow morning from 9am.

Archbishop of Dublin, Dermot Farrell, says: "From his first appearance on the balcony of Saint Peter’s the night of his election, to his last, hours before his death, his was a papacy of radical presence to all God’s people."  

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