VATICAN (Vatican News): The funeral Mass for Pope Francis will begin at 10:00am [Rome time, 4.00pm Hong Kong time] on Saturday, April 26, in St. Peter’s Square. It will be presided over by Cardinal Re and will conclude with the transfer of the coffin to Saint Mary Major, where the burial will take place.
As prescribed by the Ordo Exsequiarum Romani Pontificis, the funeral Mass is the first of nine Masses to be held daily at St. Peter’s through Sunday, May 4. The funeral liturgy will be presided over by Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, Dean of the College of Cardinals.
Vatican Radio – Vatican News will broadcast live the full Requiem Mass, followed by the procession accompanying the Pope’s coffin from St. Peter’s Square to the Basilica of St. Mary Major, where he will be laid to rest, as per his wishes.
