The funeral of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI will be held on 5 January 2023 at 09.30 CET in Saint Peter’s Square. The director, Matteo Bruni, told journalists that Pope Francis will preside over the funeral of Pope Emeritus.
The body of Benedict XVI will be lying in state in the Basilica so that the faithful who wish to do so may pay their last respects with prayers and a final farewell from Monday.
Bruni also said the Pope Emeritus on Wednesday, 28th in the afternoon, received the Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick in the monastery at the end of Holy Mass.
And speaking to reporters after the briefing he said Benedict specifically asked that everything – including the funeral – be marked by simplicity, just as he lived his life.