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The coffin of Pope Francis is carried into St Peter’s Square for his funeral, at the Vatican, Saturday, April 26, 2025.
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This photo rendition made available by the Vatican Press Office on Thursday, April 24, 2025, shows the project of the burial place inside St. Mary Major Basilica in Rome where late Pope Francis will be interred after his solemn funeral at the Vatican on Saturday.
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Saturday’s funeral mass for Pope Francis will begin at 10 a.m. local time — 4 a.m. ET.
It will be held in St. Peter’s Square, a large plaza directly in front of St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City.
Francis, who died Monday at age 88, will be buried in a niche tomb in the basilica on Saturday after his funeral.
Francis chose his place of burial in St. Mary Major Basilica, near an icon of the Madonna that he revered, because it reflects his “humble, simple and essential” life, the archbishop who administers the basilica said.
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