Mourners are expected to gather for Pope Francis's funeral at St. Peter’s Square on Saturday, following his death on Monday at the age of 88.
The Vatican says the ceremony will begin at 10 a.m. local time, which is 4 a.m. ET or 1 a.m. PT. That means Canadians will need to set their alarms extra early to catch it live.
The funeral for the first Latin American pontiff is expected to bring international leaders along with cardinals, archbishops and priests from across the globe to the Vatican.
Gov. Gen. Mary Simon will represent Canada at the ceremony, as Prime Minister Mark Carney campaigns in the final leg of the federal election.
From national broadcasts to online streams, here’s a selection of the outlets where Canadians can follow the historic moment in real time.
CBC NEWS - FRANCIS: A POPE’S FUNERAL
CBC 撸奶社区 Network anchor Heather Hiscox will host live from St. Peter’s Square, where people from around the world will say goodbye to a pope who CBC says led the Catholic Church “while consistently challenging convention and defying expectations.”
Starts at 3 a.m. ET on CBC TV, CBC 撸奶社区 Network, CBC GEM and across CBC 撸奶社区’ digital, streaming and social channels
CTV NEWS SPECIAL
CTV 撸奶社区 chief anchor and senior editor Omar Sachedina will lead live coverage of the funeral, with added analysis from Canadian academic Dr. Michael Higgins, who wrote last year's “The Jesuit Disruptor: a Personal Portrait of Pope Francis."
The special will also feature on-site reporting in Vatican City from CTV National 撸奶社区 correspondent Genevieve Beauchemin alongside Gerard O’Connell, who is the Vatican correspondent for America Magazine.
Starts at 3:30 am ET on CTV, CTV 撸奶社区 Channel, CP24, CTV.ca, CTV撸奶社区.ca and the CTV and CTV 撸奶社区 apps.
CITYNEWS LIVESTREAM
Rogers Communications will carry the proceedings on its streaming news channel, City撸奶社区 24/7, with its reporters covering the funeral as part of City撸奶社区's regular news coverage throughout the day.
Starts at 4 a.m. ET on City撸奶社区 24/7, available on Rogers Xfinity, Amazon Prime Video and online on City撸奶社区' website
ABC NEWS - CELEBRATING FRANCIS: THE PEOPLE’S POPE
"World 撸奶社区 Tonight" anchor David Muir will lead ABC news' special coverage from the Vatican, joined by "20/20" co-anchor Deborah Roberts, chief international correspondent James Longman, senior national correspondent Terry Moran, foreign correspondent Maggie Rulli and reporter Ines de La Cuetara.
Starts at 3 a.m. ET on ABC
NBC COVERAGE
NBC says it will broadcast Pope Francis's funeral live on the same channel you usually tune in to watch regularly scheduled NBC programming.
Starts at 4 a.m. ET on NBC
VATICAN NEWS CHANNEL LIVESTREAM
Vatican 撸奶社区, the official multimedia outlet of the Holy See, will livestream coverage of Pope Francis's funeral and related events, on its official YouTube channel. The coverage will be available in English, Italian, Spanish, French, Portuguese and German.
Starts at 4 a.m. ET on Vatican 撸奶社区' YouTube channel
This report by The Canadian Press was first published April 25, 2025.
Alex Nino Gheciu, The Canadian Press
