Funeral to take place on Saturday, the Vatican confirms
The Vatican has just confirmed that Pope Francis’s funeral will be held on Saturday at 10am local time, Reuters reported.
According to a short statement, the funeral liturgy in St Peter’s square will be presided by Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, the dean of the College of Cardinals.
Following the liturgy, the coffin will be taken into St Peter’s Basilica, and then to the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore for burial, as requested by Francis.
