The Vatican will hold a funeral mass for Cardinal George Pell on Saturday. This is what we know about the service.
A mass will be held for Cardinal George Pell at the Vatican on Saturday, following his death in Rome on Wednesday.Cardinal Pell — who was in charge of Vatican finances between 2014 and 2019 —, but vigorously maintained his innocence and had his convictions quashed more than a year later.Where will the funeral take place?
Cardinal Pell's funeral mass will be held at the Altar of the Cathedral in St Peter's Basilica at 11:30am on Saturday, local time. Italian Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re — the dean of the college of cardinals — will officiate at the mass.Church sources said it was likely Cardinal Pell's body would lie in state in a side chapel in St Peter's Basilica ahead of the mass.As is custom for cardinal funerals, Pope Francis will deliver a final commendation and salute during the funeral mass.
Cardinal George Pell with Pope Francis in 2020 on his return to the Vatican after being released from prison. Pope Francis has paid tribute to Pell as a "faithful servant who, without vacillating, followed his Lord with perseverance even in the hour of trial".What will happen to Cardinal Pell's body after the funeral?and join seven other former archbishops whose remains are buried in the crypt below St Mary's Cathedral in Sydney's CBD.Inside the crypt at St Mary's Cathedral in Sydney, where George Pell will be laid to rest.
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