Pope Francis' funeral will be held on Saturday

Pars Today - The Vatican announced that the funeral and burial ceremony for Pope Francis, the Leader of the world's Catholics, will be held on Saturday.

The Guardian wrote: According to a Vatican statement, the pope's funeral will be held in St. Peter's Square by Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, President of the College of Cardinals. In accordance with the pope's will, his coffin will be taken to St. Peter's Basilica and then to the Catholic Church of Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome for burial. The Vatican also confirmed that Pope Francis' coffin will be taken to St. Peter's Basilica on Wednesday morning and will remain there until the funeral./IRNA

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