Donald Trump to Prince William, these world leaders will attend ceremony, check dates and other details
The funeral of Pope Francis will be held on Saturday, April 26, 2025, with top world leaders attending. The Catholic leader suffered a stroke on Easter Monday (April 21) at the age of 88. The funeral of Pope Francis in India is 1.30 pm in East.
Funeral of Pope Francis: Donald Trump to Prince William, these world leaders will attend ceremony, check dates and other details
The funeral of Pope Francis will be held on Saturday, April 26, 2025, with top world leaders attending. The Catholic leader died on Easter Monday (April 21) after a stroke at the age of 88. The head of the Roman Catholic Church was recently discharged from the Jegilly Hospital in Rome, where he spent five weeks receiving treatment for the infection, resulting in double pneumonia.
Funeral date and location of Pope Francis
The funeral of Pope Francis will be held in the Vatican for a large gathering of world leaders. The funeral of Pope Francis is 1.30 pm Indian time, and will be held at 10:00 AM according to international time. The date and time of the funeral of Pope Francis is determined by the Cardinal Council in the so-called “congregation in general.” This is the first of many meetings that will be completed in three weeks of the new pope in one meeting.
The Vatican announced Tuesday that the body of the late Pope Francis will be transferred to St. Peter’s Basilica on April 23 until the funeral on Saturday morning. The Holy See’s funeral will be held on Saturday, April 26 at 10:00 a.m. in the open ground St. Peter’s Square in front of St. Peter’s Basilica, the Holy See announced today.
The Vatican said on Wednesday the coffin containing the papal’s body will be brought from the church in Casa Santa Marta to St. Peter’s Basilica in recognition of their respect. Cardinal Kevin Farrell of the Holy Roman Church will preside over the translation ceremony on April 23, which will begin at 9:00 a.m. for prayer.
According to his wishes, the pope would be placed in the Basilica of St. Mary in Rome and would be the first pope of more than a century, not to be buried in the Vatican, underground in the Basilica of St. Peter.
Funeral guests of Pope Francis
World leaders may attend funerals. U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that he and First Lady Melania Trump will attend the pope’s funeral in the Vatican. Other world leaders include Javier Milei of Argentina, the pope was born in 1936, and Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will participate with his wife Janja, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Prince William.
According to medical reports, the Pope has a history of multiple bilateral pneumonia, multiple bronchial diagnostic enzymes, hypertension and acute respiratory failure caused by type II diabetes.
(Input with ANI)
