So far it is unclear when the funeral ceremony would take place. On Tuesday, Kaunas’ Archbishop Kęstutis Kėvalas told the public radio LRT that the pope may be laid to rest on Saturday, but the exact date would become known after a meeting of cardinals on Tuesday.
Foreign leaders have too announced that they would take part in the funeral ceremony. French President Emmanuel Macron, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, US President Donald Trump and others plan to take part.
As reported, Pope Francis passed away on Easter Monday, aged 88. According to foreign media, Vatican doctor Andrea Arcangeli stated in the death certificate that the cause of death was a stroke and irreversible cardiovascular arrest.
Earlier this year, Francis spent 38 days in a hospital in Rome, where he was treated for pneumonia.