Pope Francis’ solemn funeral Mass will be broadcast and livestreamed by multiple media outlets on Saturday, April 26, providing several ways to watch and participate in the funeral (Links below). The Mass begins at 10:00am local time in Rome (2:00am Mountain Time, MDT) in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican.
Vatican News will livestream the Mass on its YouTube channel, and OSV News will carry that coverage at OSVNews.com. The Mass will also be livestreamed by The New York Times and other news outlets, and broadcast on many U.S. television networks, including ABC, CBS, CNN, and NBC. EWTN and Relevant Radio will also broadcast the funeral Mass live on their channels, with coverage beginning at 9:00am Rome Time (1:00am MDT). Other Catholic radio stations are also expected to carry live broadcasts of the Mass.
The Funeral Mass also kicks off the “Novendiali”, the ancient custom of nine consecutive days of particular celebrations of the Eucharist in memory of the deceased Roman Pontiff. You will find the prayer for each day of the Novena here on our social media channels, starting tomorrow morning, and concluding on the ninth day, Sunday, May 4th.
Links to Coverage:
Vatican News Livestream: https://www.youtube.com/c/VaticanNewsENOSV News Stream: https://www.osvnews.com/
EWTN Online Stream: https://bit.ly/4cYOhfm
Relevant Radio Stream: https://relevantradio.com/watch/