He Pope Francis’s funeral will be held on Saturday, April 26 At 10:00 am in the Plaza de San Pedro, a ceremony that will be chaired by Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, Dean of the Cardinal College, and that will mark the beginning of the Novedialnine days of masses in suffrage by the deceased pontiff.
According to the office of the liturgical celebrations of the Supreme Pontiff, the celebration will follow the rites established by the Ordo Exsequiarum Romani Pontificis, the liturgical document that regulates the papal funeral, updated in November 2024.
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As the Vatican liturgical norms stipulate, the participating cardinals will carry the Damascaada white miter: the archbishops and bishops, friendship, alba, cingulum and simple white miter; And the concelebrant priests, the red stole.
After the funeral mass, the traditional rites of the The last recommendation and the AWieldingwith which the Catholic Church entrusts the soul of the Pontiff to the Lord.
Then, Pope Francis’s body will be buried in the Basilica of Santa María la Mayor, Fulfilling your personal will to rest in one of the most important Marian temples in Rome.
What happens after Pope Francis’s funeral?
The exequia mass is the first of the Novedialan ancient tradition of the Church in which every day is dedicated to a different group that had a direct relationship with the Pontiff’s ministry, thus reflecting diversity and ecclesial universality.
Next, the hours, dates and celebrants of the other days of the Novedial.
Sunday April 27 – 10:30 am, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, former Secretary of State. This Mass will be in the atrium of the Basilica of San Pedro, while the others will be within it.
Monday April 28 – 5:00 PM: Cardinal Baldassare Reina, vicar of his holiness for the diocese of Rome
Tuesday, April 29 – 5:00 pm: Cardinal Mauro Gambetti, Archpriest of the Basilica of San Pedro.
Wednesday, April 30 – 5:00 PM: Cardinal Leonardo Sandri, Vice Dean of the Cardenalicio College ..
Thursday, May 1 – 5:00 PM: Cardinal Kevin Farrell, Camarlengo of the Holy Roman Church.
Friday, May 2 – 5:00 PM: Cardinal Claudio Gugerotti, former prefect of Dicastery for Eastern Churches.
Saturday, May 3 – 5:00 PM: Cardinal Ángel Fernández Artime, former proprephic of the Dicastery of the Institutes of Consecrated Life and the Societies of Apostolic Life.
Sunday May 4 – 5:00 PM: Cardinal Dominique Mamberti, Protodiácono of the Cardenalicio College, responsible for announcing the world who is the new Pope, after the conclave.
When will the conclave be?
The Vatican standards establish that before the conclave starts, at least fifteen days must pass from the death of the Pope, but that it does not start later than twenty.
This period allows cardinals living in remote areas to have enough margin to reach Rome and exchange impressions about the future of the Church and the profile of the new Pontiff.
Then, the conclave could start between May 5 and 10.
How many votes are made up to date during the conclave?
The first day there will be only scrutiny, and in the rest of the sessions, four: two in the morning and two in the afternoon.
If after 34 scrutinies no candidate has reached two thirds of the votes, you can go to choose from the two most voted, who cannot vote, and will continue to need two thirds of the votes.
How long did it take from the resignation of Benedict XVI until the conclave was convened?
The resignation of Pope Emeritus became effective on February 28, 2013. Not having Novedialbecause there was no mourning to respect the vacant headquarters period was lower. In fact, the conclave began on March 12 and the next day, the 13 in the afternoon Pope Francis was chosen.
The conclave that chose San Juan Pablo II began on October 14, 1978 and ended on October 16, 1978, that is, it lasted three days.
Juan Pablo I had died on September 26, 1978, after only 33 days of pontificate.
Instead, the conclave of which Benedict XVI left began on April 18, 2005 and ended the next day.
Victoria Cardiel
Victoria Cardiel is a journalist specialized in social and religious information issues. Since 2013, he has covered all the news of the Vatican for various media, such as the Spanish news agency Europa Press, or the weekly of the Archdiocese of Madrid, Alfa and Omega.