The Vatican has announced that the funeral mass for Pope Francis, who passed away on Easter Monday, April 21, 2025, at the age of 88, will take place on Saturday, April 26, 2025, at 10:00 am in St Peter's Square, with Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, Dean of the College of Cardinals, presiding.
This solemn occasion will unite world leaders, clergy, religious dignitaries, and thousands of pilgrims who will come to bid farewell to this influential spiritual leader.
The eucharistic liturgy will be concelebrated by priests, archbishops, patriarchs, bishops, and cardinals from around the world.
Former President Donald Trump, accompanied by his wife, First Lady Melania Trump, are expected to attend the funeral.
