Live broadcast: The funeral of Pope Francis is underway while the Vatican is lying on the late Pope’s rest

funeral Pope Francis It will be held in the Vatican on Saturday morning, after which the late Catholic Church will be buried in Rome. While the ceremony follows many traditions of church history over the centuries, Pope Francis uniquely chose some details. Streaming the ceremony live in CBS News and find answers to some questions about the following historical events.

When will the funeral of Pope Francis begin?

The funeral of Pope Francis began at 10 a.m. local time (4 a.m. in the eastern Pacific and 1 a.m. in the Pacific) in the Vatican outside St. Peter’s Basilica. The ceremony was presided over by the Dean of the Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re.

The funeral is a ritual book in the Vatican for the papal funeral ceremony, called the Ordo exsequiarum Romani Pontificis. Last year Pope Francis approved an updated version of the ancient ritual, changing some of the long traditions of the pope’s funeral, including the type of coffin used.

this Pope’s funeral It is divided into three separate stages, or “station” they are Prepare Body, Watch Body, then funeral.

It begins with music sung by the Sistine Chapel choir. The first reading was completed by a Vatican journalist in the United States Kielce Gussie.

Who attended the funeral of Pope Francis?

Pope Francis’ funeral is being attended by thousands of public, as well as religious leaders and heads of state from all over the world.

President Donald Trump First Lady Melania Trump is attending Former President Joe Biden and his wife, Dr. Jill Biden.

The crowds that gathered together burst into applause before Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his wife Olena Zelenska arrived at the service.

The Vatican said that the ceremony was attended by delegations from about 130 countries, with 50 heads of state and 10 ruling monarchs, including:

• Prince William of England
• British Prime Minister Keir Starmer
• French President Emmanuel Macron
• German President Frank Wat Steinmeer
• Outgoing German Chancellor Olaf Scholz
• Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni
• UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres
• European Commission Director Ursula von der Leyen
• European Council President Antonio Costa
• Brazilian President Luis Inasio Lula da Silva
• Argentina President Javier Milei
• President Xiomara Castro, Honduras
• Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
• Indian President Droupadi Murmu
• President of the Central African Republic Fostin Al Kudra
• President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Felix Tshisekedi
• Cape Verde President Jose Maria Neves

Senator Susan Collins leads Catholic senators from a bipartisan delegation to attend the pope’s funeral.

Where will Pope Francis be buried?

At the end of the funeral, Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re will provide the final prayer of praise and then march to bring the Pope’s coffin to the cathedral of Santa Maria Maggiore for burial.

exist Get rid of traditionPope Francis chose to be buried outside the Vatican in the Cathedral of St. Mary in Rome, and he often prayed during his Pope. The earlier Pope was buried there, but he would be the first in centuries.

Many popes have been shelved in the Vatican, the Vatican Grottoes, which are vaulted systems on the lower floors of St. Peter’s Basilica – but in His final will and willFrancis asked for a church that had a special meaning to him.

In his will, Francis said, “I hope that my last earthly journey will end in this ancient Marian Shelter, in which I pray at the beginning and end of each apostolic journey to confidently entrust my intentions to the perfect mother and thank her meekness and mother’s care.”

He wrote: “The grave must be on the earth; simple, without special decoration, the only inscription: franciscus.”

The burial ceremony will be led by photographers from the Holy Roman Church Cardinal Kevin Farrell.

Among the people who will gather in the Pope’s coffin to Major St. Mary are individuals from the Pope’s Francis community, including prisoners with special permission, homeless people, members of the LGBTQ+ community, and victims and survivors of sexual trafficking, the Vatican said.

When will they choose the next pope?

After the funeral, the nine days of mourning will begin, called Novemdiales.

Qualified Cardinals under 80 (currently about 135 people) will gather in Rome for Pope Conferencea choice for centuries The next pope. The meeting usually begins about two weeks after the Pope’s death, so in this case it is likely to be in early May.

During the meeting, the eligible cardinals would quarantine themselves, behind closed doors at the Vatican Sistine Church, where they would vote to choose their choice, repeating the process until the candidates earn more than two-thirds of the majority. After each round of votes, the ballots are on paper.

If there is no choice, that round of votes emits black smoke from the chimney when it burns. When the new pope was finally chosen, a ball of white smoke was sent out, sending big news to the world.

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