Funeral of Pope Francis being held at the Vatican
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Tens of thousands of people are expected to attend the funeral, as well as dozens of world leaders, including Gov. Gen. Mary Simon and U.S. President Donald Trump.
The world’s Catholics will say goodbye to Pope Francis at his funeral in the Vatican’s St. Peter’s Square on Saturday morning.
Francis died on Easter Monday at the age of 88 after a papacy of 12 years.
Tens of thousands of people are expected to attend the funeral, as well as dozens of world leaders, including U.S. President Donald Trump, U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Prince William, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and several European royals. Leaders from Italy, France, Germany and Francis’s home nation of Argentina have also confirmed their presence.
Gov. Gen. Mary Simon will represent Canada at the funeral, the Prime Minister’s Office confirmed, given the ongoing federal election campaign set to end Monday.
In total, the Vatican says it expects delegations from at least 130 countries and international organizations.
The funeral will begin Saturday at 4 a.m. eastern time (0800 GMT). Global News will stream the event live online.
Francis had been lying in state in a simple wooden coffin inside St. Peter’s Basilica for days, where the Vatican says more than 250,000 people paid their respects. His coffin was sealed Friday night after a final day of public viewing.
He will then be buried, according to his will, in a simple underground tomb at St. Mary Major Basilica. The tomb was crafted out of marble from the Italian region of Liguria, the home of Francis’s grandparents, the Vatican said.
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