Schedule of Events and Mass for the Funeral of His Holiness Pope Francis   Time/Zone Rite of Sealing of the Coffin Fri., April 25, 2025 8 PM Rome / 2 PM EDT ,1 PM CDT / 11 AM PDT ********************** Funeral Mass, Sat., April 26, 2025. 10:00 AM Rome / 4 AM EDT / 3 AM CDT / 1 AM PDT ,Novemdiales Mass*********************************** Divine Mercy Sunday, Sun., April 27, 2025, 10:30 AM Rome / 4:30 AM EDT / 3:30 AM CDT / 1:30 AM PDT************************************************************ Remaining Novemdiales Masses, Mon., April 28; Tues., April 29; Wed., April 30; Thurs., May 1; Fri., May 2; Sat., May 3; and Sun., May 4, 2025 ,5:00 PM Rome / 11 AM EDT / 10 AM CDT / 8 AM PDT****************************** *******According to Vatican News, Pope Francis’ funeral Mass marks "the beginning of the Novemdiales, an ancient tradition of nine days of mourning and Masses for the repose of the late Pope’s soul.************ The Novemdiales Masses will be held each day at 5:00 PM (GMT +2) in St. Peter’s Basilica, except for the Mass on Divine Mercy Sunday, April 27, which will take place at 10:30 AM in St. Peter’s Square (Vatican News: Pope Francis’ coffin to be sealed in rite on Friday evening.)"*************** All of these events will be live-streamed , Open, You Tube, type in >>>>>> Vatican News Live on YouTube.<<<<<< Alternatively, your local news network will likely stream the live events at the times/zones listed in the table above. Vatican News Live on YouTube Vatican News articles about Pope Francis' death and funeral