Pope Francis Funeral: Date, time, place, who are attending?

Pope Francis funeral will be organized on Saturday as world leaders are likely to attend the event. The head of the Catholic church died on Monday at the age of 88.

Pope Francis' funeral is scheduled to be held at 4 am (ET) on Saturday, April 26 in St. Peter's Square. Pope Francis had wished for a simple wooden casket and to be laid in Rome's Basilica of Saint Mary Major.

President Donald Trump along with First Lady Melania Trump will attend the funeral.


Francis died Monday morning at the Domus Santa Marta hotel where he lived at the Vatican. His death came almost a month after he returned to the Vatican after being hospitalized for double pneumonia. The Vatican said that Francis suffered a stroke that led to a coma and caused his heart to fail.

On Tuesday the Vatican released its first images showing him in a wooden casket, in red vestments and his bishop’s miter, with the Vatican secretary of state praying over him in the chapel of the Domus Santa Marta.

In his will, Francis asked to be buried in a simple underground tomb at St. Mary Major Basilica, home to Francis’ favorite icon of the Virgin Mary, to whom he was particularly devoted.

Catholics worldwide mourned him from his native Argentina to the Philippines and across Rome as messages of tribute poured in from across the world.

Catholic and non-Catholic leaders alike honored a spiritual leader who was a voice for the marginalized and the weak, for migrants and LGBTQ+ people, and for environmental protection.

FAQs

Q1. What is age of Pope Francis?
A1. Pope Francis is 88-year-old.

Q2. Where did Pope Francis die?
A2. Francis died Monday morning at the Domus Santa Marta hotel.