The funeral of the Pope Francis will start at 12:00 (Baku time) when the coffin is laid in the square in front of St Peter's Basilica.
Axar.az reports according to BBC, the service will be led by the dean of the College of Cardinals, Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re.
Guests and dignitaries will be seated closer to the basilica and coffin, with thousands of other clergy and members of the public in and around St Peter's Square, similar to the funeral for Pope Benedict XVI shown below.
The service will end with prayers for Pope Francis and a final commendation - a concluding prayer where the Pope will be formally entrusted to God.
This marks the beginning of a nine-day mourning period called Novemdiales with a mass held every day in his memory.
Officials expect at least 250,000 members of the public to attend the funeral and there are some 170 heads of state or government on the guestlist.
Prince William will represent King Charles III, continuing a precedent set in 2005 when the then-Prince of Wales attended Pope John Paul II's funeral on behalf of Queen Elizabeth II.
Other heads of state and royals include have confirmed their attendance, including US President Donald Trump, French President Emmanuel Macron, Spain's King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia, UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, Brazil's President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky, Poland President Andrzej Duda, EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Javier Milei, the president of Argentina, Italy Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and President Sergio Mattarella, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres and etc.
Source: en.axar.az
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