Pope Francis’ funeral – download Mass booklet, and where to watch it
The Vatican has released the order of service ahead of the funeral of Pope Francis tomorrow morning (Saturday) in St Peter’s Square.
The booklet is 87 pages long and contains the service in English, Italian and Latin. There are also sections in several other languages including French and Portuguese.
Archbishops and bishops will start gathering at 08:30 Rome time (07:30 BST) in the Constantine Wing, a corridor adjacent to St Peter’s Basilica.
At the same time, Catholic priests will congregate in St Peter’s Square.
Half an hour later, at 09:00 Rome time, patriarchs from the Orthodox church and cardinals will congregate in Saint Sebastian Chapel, inside the basilica, where the remains of Pope John Paul II lie.
They will walk in a funeral procession accompanying the Pope’s coffin, which has spent the last four days in the centre of St Peter’s Basilica.
The funeral starts at 10:00 Rome Time when the coffin is laid in the square in front of St Peter’s Basilica. The service will be led by the dean of the College of Cardinals, Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re.
DOWNLOAD MASS BOOKLETLive television coverage in 15 languages
To ensure the widest possible audience can follow the events, the Dicastery for Communication (our parent organization) will provide live radio and television commentary in 15 languages: English, Italian, Spanish, French, Brazilian Portuguese, Portuguese, German, Polish, Vietnamese, Chinese, and Arabic, along with four sign languages: American Sign Language (ASL), Italian, Spanish, and French.
Television coverage, provided by the Vatican Television Center – Vatican Media, will include aerial and ground video of both St. Peter’s Square and the entire route to the Basilica of St. Mary Major.
Multimedia coverage (print, radio, television, and social media, including commentary and in-depth analysis) will be offered in 56 languages—the same used across the platforms of Vatican News, Vatican Radio, and L’Osservatore Romano.
Broadcast channels and platforms
Here are the details on how to follow the broadcast:
– Vatican News website: www.vaticannews.va (for video click on the Vatican Media Live-YouTube tile; for audio only, click on the web radio speaker icon below the top main menu). Vatican News App – Google Play, Vatican News App – iTunes)
– Vatican News YouTube channels (English channel – Original sound only channel)
– Vatican Radio web radio in 11 languages (Radio Vatican App – Google Play, Radio Vaticana App – iTunes)
– Shortwave broadcasts in English, French, and Portuguese for Africa
– Live coverage on Facebook in Italian, English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, and German
– Instagram live in Italian, Portuguese, and German