Pope Francis To Lie In State, Mourners Welcome: What To Expect From The Pontiff's Funeral

For his last journey, Pope Francis, dressed successful reddish vestments and a accepted achromatic cassock, will beryllium carried to nan Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore extracurricular nan Vatican connected Saturday, wherever he will beryllium laid to rest.

Pope Francis, calved Jorge Mario Bergoglio to Regina Maria Sivori and Mario Jose Francisco successful Argentina, died connected Monday, April 21, 2025, of a changeable and cardiac arrest, according to nan Vatican.

In nan early greeting of Easter Monday, Pope Francis suffered a stroke, followed by a coma. The erstwhile caput of nan Catholic Church past went into irreversible cardiocirculatory illness and died astatine 88 years old, according to nan Vatican.

POPE FRANCIS REVEALED BURIAL WISHES JUST DAYS AFTER BECOMING POPE IN 2013

Pope Francis served nan Catholic Church arsenic nan 266th pontiff from 2013-2025. (Fillipo Monteforte/AFP via Getty)

His last nationalist quality was connected Easter Sunday, erstwhile he provided blessings to crowds of religious astatine St. Peter's Square.

On Feb. 14, 2025, Pope Francis was admitted to Rome's Gemelli Hospital, wherever he received a aesculapian test of double pneumonia and remained hospitalized for 38 days.

What to expect nan week of Pope Francis’ funeral?

On Tuesday morning, astir 60 Catholic cardinals held their first gathering since Pope Francis’s death, from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. section clip successful Rome.

The gathering began pinch a dream for nan deceased pontiff. The high-ranking priests swore to obey nan rules of nan ceremonial plans that Pope Francis made past year. Finally, Bergoglio’s last will and testament were read.

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Pope Francis died connected April 21, 2025, nan time aft Easter Sunday. (Alessandra Benedetti/Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images)

He requested that nan tomb publication only "Franciscus," pinch nary mention of his 12-year papacy, a unsocial displacement from nan funeral places of past popes.

On Monday successful Rome, a rosary work was held for Pope Francis successful St. Peter’s Square by Cardinal Mauro Gambetti.

Beginning Wednesday astatine 9 a.m. section clip (03:00 ET) and continuing until nan funeral, Pope Francis’s assemblage will dishonesty successful authorities astatine St. Peter’s Basilica, wherever mourners tin salary their respects.

The convoy of Pope Francis’s assemblage will walk done Santa Marta Square, nan Square of nan Roman Protomartyrs and nan Arch of nan Bells into St. Peter’s Square earlier entering the Vatican Basilica.

Mourners are invited to salary their respects astatine St. Peter’s Basilica successful the pursuing days and times:

• Wednesday, April 23, 2025, from 11 a.m. - midnight (0500-1800 ET)
• Thursday, April 24, 2025, from 7 a.m. - midnight (0100-1800 ET)
• Friday, April 25, 2025, from 7 a.m. - 7 p.m. (0100-1300 ET)

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Pope Francis is often referred to arsenic "the People’s Pope" and traveled to parts of nan world uncommon for popes to visit. (AFP via Getty Images)

What to expect from Pope Francis’ funeral

On Saturday, April 26, 2025, astatine 10 a.m. section time, Pope Francis’s life will beryllium celebrated during a Mass presided complete by His Most Reverend Eminence Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, dean of nan College of Cardinals.

Bishops, priests, cardinals, archbishops and patriarchs from astir nan world will officiate nan service.

The events will reason pinch nan opening of nan Novemdiales, a symbolic and procedural play of 9 days of prayer, mourning and remembrance.

Another ceremonial Mass will beryllium held connected Sunday by Italian Cardinal and Secretary of State Pietro Parolin.

Pope Francis will beryllium taken to nan Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore for burial.

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Pope Francis, calved Jorge Mario Bergoglio, was from Argentina and nan first pope successful history from nan Global South. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

What does Pope Francis’ will say?

The 266th pontiff revealed his funeral wishes conscionable days aft being elected successful 2013.

"It was his belief that he whitethorn not unrecorded very long," Neomi DeAnda, a trained constructive theologian, told Fox News Digital. "He was already successful his 70s erstwhile he was elected pope, and he wanted to beryllium prepared erstwhile God called him home."

"In nan Name of nan Holy Trinity. Amen.

"Feeling that nan sunset of my earthly life is approaching and pinch lively dream successful nan Eternal Life, I wish to definitive my testamentary will only pinch respect to nan spot of my Burial.

"I person ever entrusted my life and nan priestly and episcopal ministry to nan Mother of Our Lord, Mary Most Holy. Therefore, I inquire that my mortal remains remainder waiting for nan time of nan resurrection successful nan Papal Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore.

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Pope Francis' life will beryllium celebrated successful Rome connected Saturday, April 26, 2025. (The Associated Press)

"I want my past earthly travel to extremity successful this ancient sanctuary Mariano wherever I went for dream astatine nan opening and extremity of each Apostolic Journey to confidently entrust my intentions to nan Immaculate Mother and convey Her for nan docile and maternal care.

"I inquire that my tomb beryllium prepared successful nan spread of nan aisle betwixt nan Pauline Chapel (Chapel of nan Salus Populi Romani) and nan Sforza Chapel of nan aforementioned Papal Basilica arsenic Indicated successful nan attached annex.

"The tomb must beryllium successful nan earth; simple, without peculiar decorum and pinch nan only inscription: Franciscus.

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"The expenses for nan mentation of my funeral will beryllium covered pinch nan sum of nan benefactor who I person arranged, to beryllium transferred to nan Papal Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore and of which I person provided to springiness due instructions to Mons. Rolandas Makrickas, Extraordinary Commissioner of nan Chapter Liberian.

"May nan Lord springiness nan well-deserved reward to those who person loved maine and will proceed to believe for me. The suffering that was made successful nan past portion of my life I offered to nan Lord for bid successful nan world and brotherhood among peoples."