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Global News Podcast

Plans outlined for Pope’s funeral

Global News Podcast

BBC

Society & Culture, Daily News, News, Documentary

4.27.8K Ratings

🗓️ 22 April 2025

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

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.

Transcript

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0:00.0

This is the Global News podcast from the BBC World Service.

0:05.3

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

0:12.2

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

0:16.9

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

0:20.7

The World Food Program says it's cutting assistance to nearly 4 million Ethiopians.

0:26.3

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

0:34.7

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

0:41.3

I thought they were fantastic. I love the burst of flavour. I would love to have that kind of thing in space.

0:48.2

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

0:57.7

Thousands of people are flocking to Vatican City, ahead of the lying in state of Pope Francis

1:02.8

from tomorrow. The Vatican has published video footage of the late Pope lying in an open casket

1:08.7

in the chapel of his residence, Kaiser Santa Marta.

1:12.4

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

1:19.1

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

1:23.7

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

1:31.3

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

1:35.2

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

1:38.9

But first, the BBC's Sarah Rainsford has been speaking to people who've made the journey to St Peter Square to honour Pope Francis.

1:53.6

I'm looking over towards St Peter's Basilica across the cobblestones of the square here,

1:59.4

and there are thousands of people gathered here to remember a Pope who led the Catholic Church for more than 12 years. And although he was very sick

2:03.6

recently, his death was quite a shock for lots of people here. He was very different, I feel like,

2:12.4

from a lot of other higher up members of this church. So very progressive with getting the world to be better about

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