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Pope Francis Funeral Live Updates: Pope Francis, who died earlier this week at the age of 88, will be laid to rest in a funeral mass ceremony at 1.30 pm local time (9 am BST) in St. Peter’s Square today. As many as 200,000 people are expected to be in attendance. President Droupadi Murmu, US President Donald Trump, French President Emmanuel Macron, and European Union leaders are among the 160 international delegations in the Vatican City for the ceremony which is also expected to see Prince William and the Spanish royal family. The Vatican opened the basilica on Wednesday for the public to pay their final respects to the , drawing thousands of mourners.
The Pope’s burial: Pope Francis, the first Latin American pontiff to lead the Roman Catholic Church, passed away on April 21 following a prolonged illness and a battle with bilateral pneumonia. During his 12-year papacy, Francis struggled with several health issues. In his funeral today, the Pope is breaking with recent tradition with prisoners and migrants expected to bury him in St. Mary Major Basilica, near Rome’s main train station, where a simple underground tomb awaits him.
How is the next Pope chosen? With the pope’s death, the Catholic Church has entered a period of Sede Vacante — Latin for “the seat is vacant.” Cardinal Kevin Farrell, the camerlengo or chamberlain of the Church, now leads the Vatican during this period. Appointed by Francis in 2019, Farrell is responsible for certifying the Pope’s death, sealing his private chambers, overseeing funeral rites, and organizing the conclave — the secretive election to choose a successor. Within 15 to 20 days, cardinals under the age of 80 will convene in the Sistine Chapel to vote. A two-thirds majority is needed to elect the next pope.
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