How To Watch Pope Francis' Funeral This Weekend From Cable Networks To Streaming
Pope Francis' funeral will take place Saturday, April 26 in Italy, meaning it will be early in the morning for most wanting to watch from America. The pontiff's passing on Easter Monday, April 21 followed a respiratory tract infection, for which he was hospitalized for five weeks in February. Complications arose as he was diagnosed with bilateral pnuemonia. The head of the Vatican's Health Department, Dr. Andrea Arcangeli, confirmed that the religious leader died of a cerebral stroke that put him into a coma and led to heart failure.
The Pope died less than a full day after his visit with U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance. Guests at the funeral will include President Donald Trump, Ukranian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Prince William who will go in place of his father King Charles. Charles met with the pontiff just days before his death as well.
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For where to watch the pope's funeral online and via streaming, find all the details and options below:
ABC
ABC News' coverage of the funeral mass — 'Celebrating Francis: The People's Pope,' will take place on Saturday, April 26, beginning at 3:30 a.m. EDT in St. Peter's Square. ABC News will also cover the developments of the upcoming papal conclave and the installation of the new Pope.
World News Tonight anchor and managing editor David Muir will lead comprehensive coverage from the Vatican, joined by '20/20' co-anchor Deborah Roberts, chief international correspondent James Longman, senior national correspondent Terry Moran, foreign correspondent Maggie Rulli, reporter Ines de La Cuetara, WABC-TV Eyewitness News anchor Mike Marza, KABC-TV Eyewitness News anchor David Ono, and contributors Father Jim Martin, Father John Wauck and Helen Alvaré.
ABC News Studios also presented the one-hour, primetime special 'Francis: The People's Pope – ABC News Special' on Tuesday, April 22 (10:01-11:00 p.m. EDT) on ABC, streaming the next day on ABC News Live, Disney+ and Hulu.
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ABC News Group will provide ongoing programming throughout the week, including on all ABC News programs and platforms. In addition to its live reports from Vatican City, ABC Owned Television Stations' will focus on local communities commemorating and celebrating the late Pope throughout the week. A special half-hour streaming feature titled 'Francis: The People's Pope' — which captures the most impactful stories across each market — will stream on Friday, April 25, ahead of Saturday's coverage of the funeral services.
ABC News Live, America's No. 1 streaming news channel available on Disney+, Hulu and other digital platforms, will be on the ground in Rome, providing coverage all throughout the day beginning April 22 through the funeral.
FOX NEWS
FOX News Channel (FNC) will present special live coverage of the services commemorating the life of Pope Francis beginning Wednesday, April 23rd through his funeral on Saturday, April 26th. The Story's anchor and executive editor Martha MacCallum will anchor coverage of Pope Francis' funeral on Saturday from Rome, Italy and FNC will report live on ceremonies throughout the week leading up to the funeral with correspondent Kevin Corke in Washington, DC and chief religion correspondent Lauren Green, contributor Jonathan Morris and correspondents Alex Hogan and Connor Hansen live from Rome.
Beginning at 3 a.m. ET on Wednesday, April 23rd, Corke will anchor live from DC as the public viewing of Pope Francis begins in St. Peter's Basilica with contributions from Green, Morris, Hogan and Hansen in Rome. On Saturday at 3 a.m. ET, MacCallum will lead coverage from Rome of the pope's funeral mass, which will begin at 4 a.m. ET.
MSNBC
On Saturday, April 26, MSNBC will deliver special coverage of the funeral of Pope Francis in Vatican City, as well as live coverage of the White House Correspondents Dinner.
Beginning at 3:45 a.m. ET, MSNBC's Chris Jansing, who has covered the papacy for years, will report live from the Vatican within Vatican City to cover the funeral of Pope Francis. Christina Ruffini will also join live from Washington D.C. to provide in-depth analysis throughout the proceedings.
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MSNBC's 'The Weekend' will pick up coverage from 7 to 10 a.m. ET, with co-hosts Symone Sanders Townsend, Michael Steele, and Alicia Menendez, providing continued analysis.
Later, MSNBC will deliver special coverage of the annual White House Correspondents' Dinner, with Ayman Mohyeldin helming coverage beginning at 8 p.m. ET.
NewsNation
NewsNation will present special coverage of the funeral Mass of Pope Francis entitled, The Funeral of Pope Francis on Saturday, April 26 from 3-7 a.m. ET. Anchored by NewsNation Now's Connell McShane, the four-hour broadcast will commemorate the passing of the 266th Pontiff in the Roman Catholic Church.
National correspondent Robert Sherman, EWTN's Vatican correspondent Colm Flynn, and WGN journalist Dina Bair will be live from Vatican City to provide on-the-ground reporting from Rome, Italy. Additional contributions will be provided by priests and other key figures from the Christian community.
Host Hena Doba will resume special coverage on the network's signature morning show, Morning in America at 7 a.m. ET.
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