Plans outlined for Pope’s funeral

教皇葬礼计划已制定

Global News Podcast

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2025-04-22

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The Vatican has confirmed details of Pope Francis’s funeral. It’ll take place in St Peter’s Square, on Saturday. Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky are among dozens of world leaders who’ve said that they’ll attend.
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  • This is the Global News Podcast from the BBC World Service.

  • I'm Bernadette Keogh and at 13 hours GMT on the 22nd of April, these are our main stories.

  • Pope Francis's funeral will be held on Saturday in front of St Peter's Basilica.

  • We'll hear from our correspondent who's with the crowds there.

  • The World Food Programme says it's cutting assistance to nearly four million Ethiopians.

  • And the IMF gives its verdict on the likely impact of Donald Trump's global tariffs.

  • Also in this podcast, we hear views on Pope Francis from around the world and...

  • I thought they were fantastic.

  • I love the burst of flavour.

  • I would love to have that kind of thing in space.

  • Astronauts try lab-grown food that scientists hope can be produced in space.

  • Thousands of people are flocking to Vatican City ahead of the lying in state of Pope Francis from tomorrow.

  • The Vatican has published video footage of the late Pope lying in an open casket in the chapel of his residence,

  • Casa Santa Marta.

  • He's dressed in a red robe with a papal mitre on his head and rosary beads in his hands.

  • The 88-year-old died on Monday from a stroke and heart failure.

  • Dozens of world leaders will be attending Pope Francis' funeral,

  • which will take place on Saturday in the square in front of St Peter's.

  • We'll hear more about the official ceremonies of mourning in a moment.

  • But first,