Vatican announces date of Pope's funeral: ceremony to take place on Saturday
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The funeral of Pope Francis, who died on Monday, will be held on Saturday, April 26. The body of the deceased Pope Francis will be first transferred to St. Peter's Basilica.
The funeral of Pope Francis, who died on Monday, will take place on Saturday, April 26, Vatican News reports, a news service provided by the Dicastery for Communication of the Holy See, UNN writes.
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Archbishop Diego Ravelli, the chief master of ceremonies of the Papal liturgical services, announced that on Wednesday, April 23, the coffin with the body of the deceased Pope Francis will be transferred from the chapel of the "House of Saint Martha" to St. Peter's Basilica.
After a short prayer led by Cardinal-Camerlengo Kevin Farrell, the procession will pass through St. Martha's Square and the Roman Proto-martyrs, through the arch under the bell tower to St. Peter's Square, from which to the basilica through the central entrance. At the main altar, the Cardinal-Camerlengo will lead the Liturgy of the Word, after which it will be possible to pay tribute to the deceased.
The funeral of Pope Francis will take place on Saturday, April 26, at 10:00 a.m. (local time). The Holy Mass will be presided over by Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, Dean of the College of Cardinals. After the Eucharistic service and the performance of the rites of the last exhortation, the coffin will be transported for burial to the Papal Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore for burial
Meanwhile, in the chapel of the "House of Saint Martha", Vatican employees have the opportunity to say goodbye to Pope Francis.
According to Vatican News, on April 21, Cardinal Kevin Farrell led the rite of confirming the death and placing the body of Pope Francis in the coffin.
Also on Monday, the papal apartments were sealed after the death of Pope Francis.
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88-year-old Francis died unexpectedly on Monday after a stroke and cardiac arrest, the Vatican said.
Earlier this year, the pontiff spent five weeks in the hospital with bilateral pneumonia. But he returned to his home in the Vatican almost a month ago and seemed to be recovering, appearing in St. Peter's Square on Easter Sunday.
