When Is Pope Francis Funeral? Everything To Know

On Saturday, Pope Francis’s funeral will take place in a ceremony at the Vatican that is expected to draw millions of viewers worldwide. The first pope from South America died of heart failure brought on by a stroke the day after Easter, and the world has been mourning his passing since then. U.S. broadcast and cable networks as well as other media outlets around the world will carry extensive coverage of Saturday’s funeral. The funeral will follow Pope Francis’s body lying in state at St. Peter’s Basilica, where thousands have paid their final respects. Here is everything you need to know about the Pope Francis funeral and how to watch.

When Is Pope Francis Funeral?

Pope Francis’s funeral will take place Saturday at the Vatican.

What Time Is Pope Francis Funeral?

The funeral will be held at 10 a.m. local time in Rome, which is 4 a.m. EST and 1 a.m. Pacific in the United States.

How To Watch Pope Francis Funeral

Pope Francis’s funeral will be livestreamed on YouTube on the official Vatican channel, Vatican Media, which you can watch here.

Additionally, every major cable news network as well as the broadcasters will carry coverage of the pontiff’s funeral. Additionally, several streaming platforms will also carry coverage. Here is where to watch.

ABC and ABC News Live

ABC will begin coverage of Pope Francis’s funeral at 3:30 a.m. EST. ABC News Live, a digital channel available on Hulu and Disney+, will also carry live on-the-ground coverage of the funeral.

NBC

Like ABC, NBC will offer coverage starting just before the funeral begins. It will also carry the funeral live on Peacock, its streaming platform.

CBS

CBS will also air the funeral live starting just before 4 a.m.

New York Times

The Times will have a livestream of the funeral in addition to providing live coverage.

Fox and Fox News Channel

The most-watched cable news network will provide live coverage of the funeral starting at 3 a.m. EST Saturday anchored by Martha MacCallum. You can also watch the FNC feed on Fox.

MSNBC

Cable news network MSNBC will begin live coverage at 3:45 a.m. EST, with longtime papal correspondent Chris Jansing leading the channel’s coverage.

NewsNation

NewsNation Now’s Connell McShane will anchor the network’s funeral coverage starting at 3 a.m. EST.

BBC

BBC coverage will start at 8:30 a.m. GMT, anchored by Reeta Chakrabarti.

Sky News

Anna Botting will anchor coverage on Sky News starting at 7 a.m. GMT.

Who Will Attend Pope Francis Funeral?

More than 130 delegations from countries around the world plan to attend the pontiff’s funeral, including more than 50 heads of state. President Donald Trump will attend, as will Argentinean President Javier Milei. Pope Francis hailed from Argentina. Other high-profile leaders slated to go include Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky and France’s Emmanuel Macron as well as British Prime Minister Keir Starmer.

How Many People Will Be At Pope Francis Funeral?

While millions will watch around the world, Pope Francis funeral will also draw between 200,000 and 250,000 mourners in person. The pope had left plans to greatly simplify the more elaborate papal funerals of the past, which will make this one different than any recent ones.