On the eve of a papal funeral, Rome prepares

washingtonpost.comPublished: 4/25/2025

Summary

In Rome, amid reports of record-breaking crowds, Pope Francis's funeral will feature security akin to a UN assembly and a crowd scale matching a massive music festival. The event, which starts at 10 a.m. local time on Saturday, will see world leaders including Donald Trump, Jill Biden, and European heads of state attending. Notably, the pope will be buried outside Vatican walls for the first time in over a century, followed by a four-mile procession through Rome to the Papal Basilica.