The funeral for Pope Francis will be held on Saturday, the Vatican said.
Pope Francis, whose time as head of the Catholic Church was noted for humility and outreach efforts to people of disparate backgrounds and faiths, has died at 88, the Vatican said.
The pontiff's funeral is scheduled for Saturday, April 26, according to the Vatican. Francis' death on Monday came after a series of worsening health problems, including a diagnosis of double pneumonia that put him in the hospital for more than a month earlier this year.
Watch ABC News live coverage of the funeral for Pope Francis on Saturday starting at 3:30 a.m. ET on ABC stations and streaming on ABC News Live, Disney+ and Hulu.
President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump have arrived at Rome's Fiumicino Airport for the funeral of Pope Francis.
Trump was seen waving as he disembarked Air Force One.
Francis' funeral will take place Saturday morning at St. Peter's Basilica.
The viewing of the casket of Pope Francis has ended, and his casket has been closed, according to the Vatican press office.
The rite of the closing of the coffin took place at 8 p.m. local time Friday at St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome, officials said. During the rite, Cardinal Kevin Farrell, interim manager of the Vatican until a new pope is elected, read the deed, which was then placed in the coffin at the end of the ceremony.
Some of Pope Francis' family members participated in the rite.
A presence of prayer and vigil will take place throughout the night until preparations begin for Holy Mass on Saturday morning for Francis' funeral, according to the Vatican.
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Over three days, about 250,000 people visited St. Peter’s Basilica to pay homage to Pope Francis, the Vatican press office said.
The viewing ended Friday at 7 p.m. local time.
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Former President Joe Biden and Dr. Jill Biden are expected to attend the funeral of Pope Francis on Saturday, a spokesperson for the former president confirmed to ABC News.
Biden is the second Catholic president in U.S. history, after John F. Kennedy.
President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump are expected to be in attendance as well.
