Vatican announced the date of the Pope's funeral.

The funeral of Pope Francis will take place on Saturday, April 26, at 10:00 AM.

The Holy Mass will be led by Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, the Dean of the College of Cardinals. This is reported by 'Glavcom'.

The Principal Celebrant of Papal liturgical services, Archbishop Diego Ravelli, announced that on Wednesday, April 23, the coffin with the body of Pope Francis will be moved from the chapel of the 'Domus Sanctae Marthae' to St. Peter's Basilica.

After a short prayer led by the Cardinal Camerlengo Kevin Farrell, the procession will pass through St. Martha's Square and the Roman Martyrs' square, through the arch under the bell tower to St. Peter's Square, from which it will enter the basilica through the main entrance. At the main altar, the Cardinal Camerlengo will lead the liturgy of the word, after which homage can be paid to the deceased.

After the Eucharistic service and the completion of the last rites, the coffin will be transported for burial to the Papal Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore.

It is worth noting that Pope Francis died at the age of 89 on the morning of April 21. The cause of Francis's death was a stroke and heart failure. The head of the Catholic Church, who ruled for 12 years, suffered from various ailments. Most recently he was ill with bilateral pneumonia.

Following the death of the Pope, cardinals from around the world gather in the Sistine Chapel for the conclave - a secret vote that will determine the new pontiff. Only cardinals under the age of 80 participate in the voting. Traditionally, the new Pope is one of the cardinals, although technically any Catholic can be elected.

Interestingly, Pope Francis's funeral will take place under a simplified procedure, as derived from the updated version of the document 'The Order of the Funeral of the Roman Pontiff' (Ordo Exsequiarum Romani Pontificis). It is clarified that it was approved by the Pope himself in November 204.

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