Manila Archbishop Cardinal Jose Advincula, together with Catholic faithful, gather at the Immaculate Conception Cathedral in Manila on February 21, 2025, to pray for Pope Francis’ healing, seeking divine intervention for his recovery.Maria Tan, ABS-CBN News
MANILA — Filipinos who cannot make it to Rome can still pay their last respects to Pope Francis, who is set to be laid to rest on Saturday.
Pope Francis's funeral set for Saturday, world leaders expected
A funeral liturgy will be presided over by Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, Dean of the College of Cardinals, at St. Peter's Square at 4 p.m. in Manila (10 a.m. in Rome).
The coffin will then be taken back inside before they bring it to Rome's Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore for burial.
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ABS-CBN News will have a special coverage of the event beginning 3 p.m. Saturday on ANC and ABS-CBN News' YouTube channel.
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and other world leaders are expected to attend the ceremony.
Vatican braces for huge crowds ahead of Pope's funeral
Pope Francis, 88, died on Monday from a stroke, less than a month after returning home from five weeks in hospital battling double pneumonia. —With reports from Agence France-Presse
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