Overview

• The funeral Mass for Pope Francis, led by Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, is taking place in St. Peter’s Square with approximately 200,000 attendees.
• Over 50 global leaders, including Donald Trump, Emmanuel Macron, and Volodymyr Zelenskyy, are present, reflecting the Vatican's diplomatic importance.
• Rome is under heightened security with 10,000 personnel, including snipers, anti-drone units, and combat jets on standby, ensuring the event's safety.
• Following the Mass, a six-kilometer procession will transport the late pope's simple wooden casket through central Rome to Santa Maria Maggiore for burial.
• Pope Francis will be interred in a modest grave outside the Vatican grottoes, honoring his request for humility and simplicity in death.