US EditionWhat happens next after Pope Francis' funeral as Cardinals move to elect new Pope
- Pope Francis was laid to rest with 400,000 mourners attending outside St Peter's Basilica to pay their respects.
- Pope Francis died at 88 after a stroke and irreversible heart failure, as announced by the Vatican on April 21, 2025.
- His body lay in state at St Peter's Basilica for three days, allowing public mourning from April 23 to April 26, 2025.
- His funeral marks the start of the Novemdiales, or nine days of mourning, before Cardinals can elect a new pope.
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The Independent (US)What happens after Pope Francis funeral - how the Conclave will work
The late pope broke from tradition with a burial at the Basilica of Saint Mary Major in Rome
What happens after Pope Francis' funeral? From the 'novendials' to the date of the Conclave: the stages
After the solemn funeral, the “Novendials” begin: nine days of mourning during which masses are celebrated in suffrage of the deceased Pontiff. Then, the start of the Conclave for the election of the successor
ChatGPT predicts next Pope
The world is getting ready to say goodbye to Pope Francis, whose funeral are taken place on Saturday April 26th. But in Rome — and far beyond — the question everyone’s quietly asking is: who will wear the white robes next? It seems even artificial intelligence has an idea. French news outlet BFMTV asked ChatGPT to take a guess, and its answer came back clear and fast: Cardinal Pietro Parolin. Source
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