The funeral, which will take place in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, is part of a nine-day mourning period that includes Francis' body lying in state in St. Peter's Basilica for three days.

The funeral for Pope Francis will include many long-held traditions, but will also eschew some of the more intricate customs after the pope amended the Catholic Church's papal funeral rights.

The funeral of Pope Francis will be held on Saturday, the Vatican has announced. The funeral ceremony will take place on Saturday at 10:00am (08:00 GMT) it was announced on Tuesday, shortly after ...

The Vatican has not announced a date for the funeral. Hours before his death was announced early Monday, Francis met briefly on Sunday morning with Vice President JD Vance, a Catholic convert.

President Trump confirmed Monday that he and his wife, Melania, will attend the funeral of Pope Francis in Vatican City later this week. “Melania and I will be going to the funeral of Pope ...

Pope Francis’ funeral, which is set to begin on Saturday, will span several days. By Gaia Pianigiani The funeral for Pope Francis will follow a centuries-old tradition, with rituals spanning ...

The Pontiff once said the president could not be Christian given his anti-immigrant beliefs, but the president says he will still travel to Vatican City for his funeral. Breaking News Reporter ...

President Trump and first lady Melania Trump will attend Pope Francis’s funeral, following the death of the 88-year-old pontiff Monday morning. “Melania and I will be going to the funeral of ...

President Trump indicated Monday – following news of Pope Francis's death – that he and first lady Melania Trump will be attending the Pope's funeral at the Vatican, despite the president's ...

Funeral details for Pope Francis have been confirmed by the Vatican. Pope Francis died of a stroke and irreversible heart failure on Easter Monday 2025. A death certificate, which was published by ...

As Pope Francis has mandated, here are the steps that the ritual will follow. The funeral rites take place in three parts, called stations. The first takes place in the pope’s private chapel ...

Last year he simplified the elaborate funeral rites developed over centuries of tradition, a permeating characteristic of the Catholic Church. The changes came in a new edition of the rule book ...