Pope Francis To Be Buried In Rome On April 26, 2025.
The burial of the head of the Catholic Church , Pope Francis, will be held on Saturday. The pope died on Easter Monday after a long bout with pneumonia and lung failure. Earlier this year the pope was hospitalised for almost five weeks due to his failing lungs. The 88-year-old clergy was one of the most vocal voices for equality and justice in the world.
Pope Francis was elected as pope in 2013. He was the first pope from the Society of Jesus (the Jesuit Order), the first of Latin American identity, the first from the Americas, the first from the Southern Hemisphere, and the first born or raised outside of Europe since the 8th-century Syrian Pope Gregory III.
In his final testament, Pope Francis expressed his wish to be buried in the Papal Basilica of Saint Mary Major in Rome. He also asked for a tomb “without ornamentations” and with only the inscription “FRANCISCUS”.
Pope Francis will be the first pope in more than a century not to be buried in the Vatican, in St Peter’s Basilica.
Several world leaders have already confirmed their attendance within hours of the pope’s death. Argentinian President Javier Milei said he would attend the service. US president Donald Trump also said he will travel to Vatican City alongside first lady Melania Trump. France’s president, Emmanuel Macron, and Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky, have also confirmed their attendance.
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