Pope Francis’ funeral is scheduled for Saturday at 10:00 a.m. in local Rome time (4:00 a.m. ET) with an anticipated attendance of over 200,000 individuals at the late Vicar of Christ’s ceremonies.
Thousands of mourners have taken to the Vatican this week to pay their final respects to Pope Francis following his death on Monday.
The funeral service will take place on the parvis of St. Peter’s Basilica, and the Catholic rites and blessings will be officiated by His Most Reverend Eminence Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, Dean of the College of Cardinals.
Mass will begin with an Entrance Antiphon, typically sung or recited by clergy and mourners.
Pope Francis will be celebrated for a nine-day period of mourning known as the Novendiali. (Gregorio Borgia/AP)
- Tuesday, April 29, 2025, at 5 p.m. local Rome time, 11 a.m. ET, in the Vatican Basilica for the Chapters of the Papal BasilicasThe funeral liturgy will be presided over by His Eminence Cardinal Mauro Gambetti, archpriest of the Papal Basilica of Saint Peter in the Vatican
- The funeral liturgy will be presided over by His Eminence Cardinal Mauro Gambetti, archpriest of the Papal Basilica of Saint Peter in the Vatican
- Wednesday, April 30, 2025, at 5 p.m. local Rome time, 11 a.m. ET, in the Vatican Basilica for the Papal ChapelThe funeral liturgy will be presided over by His Eminence Cardinal Leonardo Sandri, vice dean of the College of Cardinals
- The funeral liturgy will be presided over by His Eminence Cardinal Leonardo Sandri, vice dean of the College of Cardinals
- Thursday, May 1, 2025, at 5 p.m. local Rome time, 11 a.m. ET, in the Vatican Basilica for the Roman CuriaThe funeral liturgy will be presided over by His Eminence Cardinal Kevin Joseph Farrell, Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church
- The funeral liturgy will be presided over by His Eminence Cardinal Kevin Joseph Farrell, Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church
- Friday, May, 2, 2025, at 5 p.m. local Rome time, 11 a.m. ET, in the Vatican Basilica for the Eastern ChurchesThe funeral liturgy will be presided over by His Eminence Cardinal Claudio Gugerotti, former prefect of the Dicastery for the Eastern Churches
- The funeral liturgy will be presided over by His Eminence Cardinal Claudio Gugerotti, former prefect of the Dicastery for the Eastern Churches
Pope Francis will be buried at the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore. (Vincenzo Pinto/AFP via Getty Images)
- Saturday, May 3, 2025, at 5 p.m. local Rome time, 11 a.m. ET, in the Vatican Basilica for the members of the Institutes of Consecrated Life and the Societies of Apostolic LifeThe funeral liturgy will be presided over by His Eminence Ángel Fernández Artime, former pro-prefect of the Dicastery for the Institutes of Consecrated Life and the Societies of Apostolic Life
- The funeral liturgy will be presided over by His Eminence Ángel Fernández Artime, former pro-prefect of the Dicastery for the Institutes of Consecrated Life and the Societies of Apostolic Life
- Sunday, May 4, at 5 p.m. local Rome time, 11 a.m. ET, in the Vatican Basilica for the Papal ChapelThe funeral liturgy will be presided over by His Eminence Cardinal Dominique Mamberti, protodeacon of the College of Cardinals
- The funeral liturgy will be presided over by His Eminence Cardinal Dominique Mamberti, protodeacon of the College of Cardinals
