Pope Francis's funeral begins at 10 a.m. local time (4 a.m. Eastern, 1 a.m. Pacific) at the Vatican, outside St. Peter's Basilica. The ceremony is presided over by the dean of the College of Cardinals, Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re.

The funeral of the pope is underway in Vatican City, where throngs of mourners have gathered to give a final send-off to Francis, who will be remembered as a champion of migrants and the poor, and for his efforts to reshape the Roman Catholic Church.