Vatican Announces Procession Route for Pope Francis' Farewell

On Wednesday, April 23, 2025, at 9:00 a.m., the coffin of the late Roman Pontiff Francis will be brought from the Chapel of the Domus Sanctae Marthae to St. Peter's Basilica, as outlined in the Ordo Exsequiarum Romani Pontificis (nn. 41–65), CE Report quotes ANSA.

This was announced by the Office for the Liturgical Celebrations.

"After a moment of prayer, presided over by His Most Reverend Eminence Cardinal Kevin Joseph Farrell, Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church, the procession will begin. The procession will pass through Piazza Santa Marta and Piazza dei Protomartiri Romani; it will exit through the Arch of the Bells into St. Peter's Square and enter the Vatican Basilica through the central door. At the Altar of the Confession, the Camerlengo Cardinal will preside over the Liturgy of the Word, after which visits to the body of the Roman Pontiff will begin."