The funeral of Pope Francis will be held on Saturday, 26 April, the Vatican has confirmed.
The meeting of cardinals at the Vatican finalized the plans for the Pope’s funeral.
This will also begin the first of nine days of mourning.
Pope’s funeral on Saturday, Vatican confirms
Pope Francis began his papacy in March. In his first year as pope, columnist James Carroll says, Francis has put unprecedented focus on "the dilemma of the vast majority of human beings who simply don't have enough to live decently."