Vatican City (Vatican), April 26 (LaPresse) – At 12:03 p.m. on Saturday, April 26, 2025, the funeral rite for Pope Francis concluded. At the end of the ceremony, a new round of applause broke out among the faithful gathered in the Square. The coffin containing Pope Francis' body was carried back into the Vatican Basilica, before the start of the funeral procession toward the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore. Thousands of faithful were already waiting, gathered behind barriers placed along the six-kilometer route. After departing from St. Peter’s Square, the procession will move along Corso Vittorio, Piazza Venezia, Via dei Fori Imperiali, Via Labicana, and finally reach the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore via Via Merulana.