Pope Francis Funeral will take place on Saturday / day

The ceremony is scheduled for 10am (11:00 pm Latvian time) on the square near St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican.

It will be led by Dean of Cardinal College Giovanni Batista Re.

Pope Francis reportedly died Monday morning at the age of 88 after a brain stroke.

Francis, who led the Catholic Church for the last 12 years, expressed his desire to be buried outside the walls of the Vatican in Basilica, Mary’s Madzori of Rome.

Although the late vomit has been expressed to make his funeral ceremony modest, it is expected to attend many heads of national and government from around the world.

Pope’s funeral is also expected to have royal heads.

US President Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron first announced that he would attend the funeral ceremony before its date was confirmed.

For Trump, it will be the first foreign visit to the Second Presidency.

Ukrainian President Volodimir Zelensky will also come to the funeral, the source said in the President’s Office.

Latvian President Edgars Rinkēvičs also plans to visit the Pope’s funeral, Martins Dreger, the president’s adviser to LETA, confirmed to LETA.

The Pope’s homeland Argentina is preparing for a week -long country mourning, and India also begins a three -day country mourning on Tuesday, which is a rare honor for a foreign religious leader.

The start date of the Conclave, in which 135 cardinal electors will select Francis’ successor, is not yet known.

However, it should begin no earlier than 15 and no later than 20 days after the Pope’s death, so between 5th and 10th May.

The Sistine Chapel will meet and hold four votes a day – two in the morning and two in the afternoon – until one candidate will win two -thirds of the vote.