Everything to know about Pope Francis’ funeral

Pope Francis died astatine 88 connected Monday — conscionable 1 time aft making an quality astatine St. Peter’s Square successful his last nationalist quality connected Easter Sunday.

Francis, 88, died of a changeable Monday aft a weeks-long conflict pinch pneumonia that near him hospitalized.

He’d managed to return to nan papal residence recently, however, and made a last quality to crowds successful St. Peter’s Square for Easter Sunday hours earlier his death.

Francis awoke nan adjacent greeting emotion unwell, and his wellness quickly deteriorated earlier he slipped into a coma and died. Officials who were on-hand opportunity he was serene and did not suffer.

In nan twelvemonth earlier his decease Francis laid plans for his ceremonial — which he insisted connected keeping a humble matter that celebrated piety complete individual fanfare.

What clip does nan ceremonial commencement and wherever does it return place

Viewers successful nan US will request to tune successful early arsenic nan convoy will statesman astatine 9 a.m. section clip — which is 3 a.m. EST.

The existent ceremonial work will statesman astatine 10 a.m. section time, and beryllium held successful St. Peter’s Square extracurricular of nan much than 500-year-old basilica.

How to watch nan Pope’s funeral

Pope Francis’ ceremonial will beryllium televised connected astir awesome news networks, and connected their websites and YouTube channels.

NBC News has confirmed it will beryllium broadcasting nan full ceremonial connected its section tv channels, and besides connected its streaming apps for illustration Peacock.

The BBC will besides watercourse unrecorded sum connected its website.

Who are notable attendees

The ceremonial is expected to beryllium attended by galore world leaders, including President Trump, Prince William, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, and nan British premier minister, to sanction a few.

Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re — nan 91-year-old Dean of nan College of Cardinals — will preside complete nan service, according to Vatican News.

What happens aft nan funeral

Afterwards, Francis’ assemblage will past beryllium taken across Rome to nan St. Mary Major basilica for burial.

Francis’ ceremonial will statesman an charismatic nine-day play of mourning.

When does nan conclave begin

Conclave — nan process by which the world’s cardinals prime nan adjacent pope successful a closed-door ritual — will apt statesman successful early May, and typically lasts betwixt 15 and 20 days.