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South Wales Argus
24-04-2025
- Entertainment
- South Wales Argus
BBC changes schedule to show the Pope Francis funeral
On Easter Monday (April 21), the first Latin American leader of the Catholic Church passed away at the age of 88. This came less than 24 hours after appearing in a wheelchair at St Peter's Square to lead an Easter address in front of thousands of worshipers. His passing followed a period of ill-health that saw him spend five weeks in hospital with double pneumonia. Cardinal Kevin Farrell, Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church, will preside at the Rite of Sealing of the Coffin of the late Pope Francis on Friday, April 25, at 8:00 PM, ahead of the papal funeral on Saturday morning. The liturgical rite will be attended by several Cardinals and… — Vatican News (@VaticanNews) April 24, 2025 Born on December 17, 1936, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Jorge Mario Bergoglio succeeded Pope Benedict XVI in 2013 and served for 12 years. The Vatican has announced his funeral will take place on Satudray, April 26. BBC announces schedule change to show Pope Francis's funeral The Pope's funeral will take place at 9am BST (10am local time) on Saturday morning in St Peter's Square, according to The Times. For the third night, people gathered at the Basilica of St. Mary Major to pray the Rosary in suffrage for Pope Francis, led by Cardinal Baldassare Reina.. — Vatican News (@VaticanNews) April 23, 2025 On the Radio Times schedule, BBC One will have a programme showing the funeral between 8.30am and 12.30pm. No further details have been stated at the time of writing, except that Reeta Chakrabarti will be presenting. Due to the timing of the programme, it will cut into the slot used by BBC Breakfast which usually runs until 10am. Recommended reading: Additionally, Saturday Kitchen Live, Mary Berry - Love to Cook, and Football Focus will all be moved over to BBC Two. Live coverage of the funeral is expected across all main TV news services, including BBC News Channel and Sky News. Additionally, the Vatican website and YouTube channel will have live coverage of the event.
Yahoo
21-04-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Pope Francis made changes to rites and funerals for popes: What his will look like
Pope Francis died early Monday morning at age 88; following the death of a pope, there are a series of rites and rituals that are performed leading up to the funeral services and interment. In a statement on Monday, the Vatican listed Pope Francis' cause of death as stroke, followed by a coma and 'irreversible cardiocirculatory collapse,' per The New York Times. On Monday, hundreds of people gathered for a rosary in St. Peter's Square to pray for Pope Francis. The rites and rituals following the pope's death will take place over several days, but will look different than they have in the past, since Pope Francis revised some of the rites last year. He simplified the funeral rites and allowed for some more flexibility. Here is a look at why Pope Francis changed some of the rites, as well as what the next few days will look like leading up to his funeral and burial. Pope Francis had the 'Rite of Burial for Roman Pontiffs' revised and simplified, approving the changes in 2024, per Axios. The changes were made after Pope Francis expressed his wishes for his funeral following the death of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI. According to The Associated Press, it is common for popes to alter the rules dictating the conclave that will elect their successor, but the papal funeral rites had not been revised since 2000. Pope Francis had worked with Archbishop Diego Ravelli to make changes to the rites. Archbishop Ravelli said, 'The renewed rite seeks to emphasize even more that the funeral of the Roman Pontiff is that of a pastor and disciple of Christ and not of a powerful person of this world,' per Axios. The first step in the rites and rituals following a papal death is the certification of death. On Monday evening, the director of the Vatican's health department will be summoned to certify Pope Francis' death. Due to the changes made, this formal confirmation will take place in Pope Francis' personal chapel instead of in his bedroom. After the cause of death is determined and the report is written, Pope Francis's papal ring will be removed from his finger by the camerlengo, who runs the Vatican after the pope's death until a successor is elected, according to The New York Times. The ring is known as the fisherman's ring; it depicts St. Peter fishing from a boat, and is traditionally used to seal Vatican documents. It has the pope's name on it and is destroyed after his death. A new one will be forged for the next pope. In the past, the body would be placed in three coffins made of cypress, lead and oak. But with the new revisions the pope's body is placed in a wooden coffin lined with zinc. The pope is dressed in red liturgical vestments, the traditional headdress of bishops and the pallium woolen stole. The pope's body will be taken to St. Peter's Basilica for public viewing, per the AP. The Litany of Saints chant is sung when the body is brought into the basilica, with the camerlengo leading the procession. Due to another change the pope's body will no longer be placed on an elevated platform; instead, the wooden coffin will be placed facing the pews. The large, decorated Pasqual candle, which is used at Easter, will be placed nearby. The body will remain on public display for a few days ahead of the funeral, per USA Today. The public viewing could begin as early as Wednesday morning. The camerlengo will preside over the closing and sealing of the coffin on the night before the funeral, and other senior cardinals will be present. A white cloth will be placed over the pope's face, per the AP. A one-page written account of Pope Francis's papacy will be placed in the coffin, known as a 'rogito' in Italian, along with a bag of coins minted during his papacy. The rogito will be read aloud by the master of liturgical ceremonies, and will then be rolled up and put inside a cylindrical tube that is placed inside the coffin. A second copy will be kept in the Vatican archives. The cover of the coffin bears a cross and the papal coat of arms, per the AP. Plans for Pope Francis' funeral and interment have yet to be announced; the College of Cardinals will be gathering to set the plans. The funeral and interment have to take place four to six days after the pope's death, per Axios. The service traditionally happens in St. Peter's Square, weather permitting. The dean of the College of Cardinals traditionally presides over the funeral, but if that is not possible, it will be done by the vice dean or another senior cardinal. Pope Francis' revisions also allow the pope to be buried outside the Vatican, with the camerlengo presiding. For the burial, various seals will be impressed on the coffin before it is place inside the tomb, per the AP. The late pope's wishes were to be buried in the St. Mary Major Basilica, not in St. Peter's Basilica or its grottoes, where most popes are buried. 'The tomb must be in the earth; simple, without particular decoration and with the only inscription: Franciscus,' he wrote in his will, per The New York Times. A nine-day period of official mourning will begin with the burial. The conclave will also start after Pope Francis' burial, per ABC.
