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The world bids final farewell to Pope Francis today

2025-04-26 08:08:00, Kosova & Bota CNA

The world bids final farewell to Pope Francis today

The world today bids a final farewell to Pope Francis.

Archbishops and bishops will begin gathering at 08:30 local time (07:30 BST) in the Colonnade of Constantine, a corridor adjacent to St. Peter's Basilica.

At the same time, Catholic priests will gather in St. Peter's Square.

Half an hour later, at 09:00 local time, the patriarchs of the Orthodox Church and the cardinals will gather in the chapel of Saint Sebastian, inside the Basilica, where Pope John Paul II rests.

They will walk in a funeral procession accompanying the Pope's coffin, which has spent the last four days in the center of St. Peter's Basilica.

The funeral will begin at 10:00 a.m. when the coffin is placed in the square in front of St. Peter's Basilica. The service will be led by the Dean of the College of Cardinals, Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re.

The dignitaries will sit closer to the basilica and the coffin, with thousands of other clergy and around St. Peter's Square.

The service will end with prayers for Pope Francis and a final farewell, a closing prayer where the Pope will be formally entrusted to God.

This marks the beginning of a nine-day mourning period called Novemdiales with a mass held daily in his memory.

Who will participate?

Officials expect at least 250,000 people to attend Pope Francis' funeral, with about 170 heads of state or government on the guest list.

Prince William will represent King Charles III, continuing a tradition established in 2005 when the then Prince of Wales attended the funeral of Pope John Paul II on behalf of Queen Elizabeth II.

Other heads of state and royalty have confirmed their attendance, including US President Donald Trump, French President Emmanuel Macron, Spain's King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia, and Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva./ CNA





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