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For his last trip, Pope FrancisDressed in red clothing and traditional white cash register, they will be taken at the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore in front of the Vatican on Saturday, where it will be laid to rest.
Pope Francis, born Jorge Mario Bergoglio to Regina Maria Sivori and Mario Jose Francisco in Argentina, died on Monday, April 21, 2025, from a stroke and a heart rate, according to the Vatican.
In the early morning of Easter Monday, Pope Francis suffered a stroke, followed by whom. Former head Catholic Church He then entered the irreversible cardiocirculation collapse and died at the age of 88, according to the Vatican.
Pope Francis discovered a burial desire just a few days after becoming a pope in 2013
Pope Francis served the Catholic Church as 266 pope from 2013-2025. (Monteforte/AFP Fillipo via Getty)
His last public appearance was on Easter SundayWhen he gave blessings to the faithful in St. Peter’s Square.
On February 14, 2025. Pope Francis was admitted to the hospital in Rome Gemelli, where he received a medical diagnosis of double pneumonia and remained hospitalized for 38 days.
What to expect Pope Francis Funeral Week?
On Tuesday morning, about 60 Catholic Cardinals held his first meeting since the death of Pope Francis, from 9am to 10:30 in a local time in Rome.
The meeting began with a prayer for the late Pontiph. High rank priests swore they would adhere to the rules of the funeral plans made by Pope Francis last year. Finally, Bergoglio was read -that the final will and testament.
Pope Francis died on April 21, 2025, the day after Easter. (Alessandra Benedetti/Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images)
He requested that the tomb only read “Franciscus”, without mentioning his 12-year-old Pope’sism, a unique shift from the place of burial of past pope.
On Monday in RomeThe Rosary Service for Pope Francis was held at St. Peter’s Square from Cardinal Mauro Gambetti.
Starting on Wednesday at 9 o’clock Local Time (03:00 et) and continuing to the funeral, Pope Francis’ body will lie in the country at St. Peter’s Basilica, where the bereaved can pay tribute.
Pope Francis’ body procession will pass through Santa Marta Square, Roman Protomarty Square and Bell Luke on St. Peter Square before entering Vatican Basilica.
Bereaved are welcome to pay tribute to St. Peter’s Basilica The next days and times::
- Wednesday, April 2, 2025, from 11:00 – midnight (0500-1800 et)
- Thursday, April 24, 2025, from 7:00 – midnight (0100-1800 et)
- Friday, April 25, 2025, from 7:00 – 19:00 (0100-1300 et)
Pope Francis emphasized Catholicism globally, reached outside of us, Europe in impoverished nation
Pope Francis is often referred to as the “National Pope” and traveled to parts of the world unusual for the Pope to visit. (AFP via Getty Images)
What to expect from Pope Francis funeral
On Saturday, April 26, 2025, at 10 o’clock, local time, the life of Pope Francis will be celebrated during the Mass, chaired by his most worldly eminence of Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, Dean of the Faculty Cardinal.
Bishops, priests, cardinals, archbishops and patriarchs from all over the world will serve service.
The events will be concluded with the beginning of November, a symbolic and procedural period of nine days of prayer, sorrow and memory.
Another funeral Mass will be held on Sunday by Italian Cardinal and Secretary of State Pietro Parolin.
Pope Francis will be taken at the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore for burial.
The first photos of Pope Francis published in his suitcase; Funeral set for Saturday
Pope Francis, born Jorge Mario Bergoglio, was from Argentina and the first pope in history from the global south. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
What will Pope Francis say?
AND 266. Pope He discovered his burials just days after he was elected in 2013.
“It was his belief that he might not live for a very long time,” said Neomi Deanda, a dressed constructive theologian, for Fox News Digital. “He was already in his 70s when he was elected Pope and wanted to be ready when God called him home.”
“In the name of the Holy Trinity. Amen.
“Feeling that the sunset of my earthly life is approaching the vibrant hope in eternal life, I want to express my testamentary only given the place of my burial.
“I have always entrusted my life and the priestly and Episcopal Ministry of our Lord, Mary the Most High. Therefore, I ask that my mortal remains remain a vacation that awaits the day of the resurrection in the Pontifical Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore.
The life of Pope Francis will be celebrated in Rome on Saturday, April 26, 2025. (Associated Press)
“I want my last earthly journey to end up in this ancient sanctuary of Mariano, where I initially went to prayer and at the end of every apostolic trip to confidently entrust my intentions to a flawless mother and thank her for her obedient and mother.
“I ask that my tomb be prepared in the hole of the passage between the Paulin chapel (Chapel Salus populi Romani) and the Sforza chapel of the aforementioned papal basilica, as indicated in the attached attachment.
“The tomb must be in the ground; simple, without a particular decorum is the only inscription: Franciscan.
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“The cost of preparing my burial will be covered by the sum of the benefactor I have agreed, which will be transferred to the papal basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore, and from which I provided to give the appropriate instructions to the Moda. Rolandas Makrickas, an extraordinarily commissioner of the Liberian chapter.
“Let the gentleman award a well -deserved reward to those who loved me and will continue to pray for me. The suffering that was done in the last part of my life, which I offered the Lord for peace in the world and brotherhood among the nations.”
