Vatican City – April 2025 – The funeral of Pope Francis took place, on Saturday, April 26, 2025. Under a bright, sunny sky, the farewell to Pope Francis was a deeply emotional and a heartfelt moment, marked by prayer and unity. The People of God, who had embraced him on Easter Sunday without knowing it would be the last time, accompanied him with love and affection in this last part of his earthly journey. Immediately afterward, at 1:00 p.m., the Rite of Burial began at the Basilica of St. Mary Major, in accordance with the prescriptions of the Ordo Exsequiarum Romani Pontificis. The ceremony was presided over by Cardinal Camerlengo Joseph Kevin Farrell. Thousands of faithful have already gathered at St. Mary Major to pay their final respects to Pope Francis, to pray at his tomb and to leave floral tributes.