Govt. declares Saturday a National Day of Mourning for Pope

The government has declared April 26, 2025 (Saturday), a National Day of Mourning in view of late Pope Francis’ funeral, the Ministry of Public Administration announced. Pope Francis’ funeral has been scheduled for Saturday in front of St. Peter’s Basilica, the Vatican announced following a meeting of the College of Cardinals at the Catholic Church’s city-state headquarters in the heart of Rome.

The coffin carrying the pope, who died Monday morning after suffering a stroke and heart failure at the age of 88, was brought in a procession on Wednesday morning to the basilica from his residence at Casa Santa Marta, where he died..