Overview
Pope Francis funeral is scheduled for Saturday, April 26. The ceremony will begin at 10 a.m. on the churchyard of Basilica di San Pietro.Afterwards, the coffin will be brought into St. Peter’s Basilica and then to the Santa Maria Maggiore, where the burial will take place.
The Basilica of Saint Mary Major is famous all over the world as pilgrimage destination and will be the final resting place of Pope Francis, who chose this location because of his deep devotion to the Virgin Mary.
From Wednesday April 23 to Friday April 25, the faithful will have the opportunity to pay their final respects to the Pontiff.
Because of the large number of pilgrims coming to Rome, during the Jubilee, to honor the Pontiff, transportation and traffic measures are already in place.
Atac has set a special plan to facilitate the flow of people toward the Vatican area.
1) By bus:
Service has been increased on 11 surface lines that pass near St. Peter’s, as well as on 6 main lines serving the metropolitan area.
The lines are: 23, 32, 40, 49, 62, 64, 70, 83, 85, 87, 105, 118, 246 (until 2 a.m.), 492, 495, 792, and 916 (until 2 a.m.).
During the night it is possible to reach San Pietro via the bus lines NMA, N3D, N3S, N46, N70, N98, and N904.
2) By metro:
You must get off at Ottaviano and Cipro (Metro Line A).
3) By train:
You can take the FL1, FL3, and FL5 lines, getting off at Roma San Pietro Station, which is very close to the Basilica.
