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(NewsNation) — Pope Francis' ceremonial volition instrumentality spot Saturday, the Vatican has announced.
The 10 a.m. work volition beryllium held successful St. Peter’s Square connected April 26. President Donald Trump said helium and archetypal woman Melania Trump program to attend, and Argentine President Javier Milei is besides expected.
The pontiff’s last resting spot volition beryllium St. Mary Major basilica, according to his last will. Located extracurricular the Vatican, the basilica is location to Francis’ favourite icon of the Virgin Mary.
Francis' casket volition beryllium successful St. Peter's Basilica starting connected Wednesday, allowing followers from astir the globe to wage their respects successful person.
The archetypal images of Francis’ assemblage were released Tuesday, showing him successful the woody casket, successful reddish vestments and his bishop’s miter, with the Vatican caput of authorities praying implicit him successful the chapel of the Domus Santa Marta edifice wherever helium lived and died.
How and erstwhile did Pope Francis die?
A cleaner mops betwixt pews arsenic a representation of Pope Francis is displayed wrong Church of the Little Flower, Monday, April 21, 2025, successful Coral Gables, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
Pope Francis appears connected the cardinal lodge of St. Peter's Basilica to bestow the Urbi et Orbi (Latin for "to the metropolis and to the world") blessing astatine the extremity of the Easter Mass presided implicit by Cardinal Angelo Comastri successful St. Peter's Square astatine the Vatican connected Sunday.(AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
A nun attends a Rosary supplication for Pope Francis, successful St. Peter's Square astatine the Vatican, Monday, March 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
Christian rosaries and airy candles are placed astatine the statue of Pope John Paul II, extracurricular the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic, wherever Pope Francis is being treated for pneumonia successful Rome connected March 10. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
A connection for Pope Francis is seen successful beforehand of the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic, successful Rome, Saturday, March 15, 2025, wherever the Pontiff is hospitalized since Feb. 14. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
Francis, the 266th caput of the Catholic Church, died Monday, one time aft Easter and astir a period since his merchandise from the hospital.
His cause of death was a cerebral changeable that led to a coma and irreversible bosom failure, according to the Vatican.
Francis was hospitalized successful February, staying 5 weeks with treble pneumonia that required precocious flows of oxygen and humor transfusions.
