Pope Francis is being laid to rest in ceremony reflecting his priorities as pope and wishes as pastor. Presidents and princes will attend the funeral in St. Peter’s Square, but prisoners and migrants will usher him into the basilica where he will be buried.
Pope Francis is being laid to rest Saturday in a ceremony reflecting his priorities as pope and wishes as pastor: Presidents and princes will attend his funeral in St. Peter’s Square, but prisoners and migrants will usher him into the basilica where he will be buried.
The Associated Press has a livestream from Vatican City, scheduled to start at 2 a.m. ET here:
As many as 200,000 people are expected to attend the funeral, which Francis choreographed himself when he revised and simplified the Vatican’s rites and rituals last year.
