After Pope Francis's body arrived at Saint Peter's Basilica for his funeral in April 2025, ... But the video in fact shows former pope Benedict XVI lying in state in January 2023.

Although Pope Francis simplified the papal funeral rites in a move of typical modesty, ... The last papal funeral – for Pope Benedict XVI in 2023 – was also held six days after his death.

And the future Pope Benedict, as Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, preached at the funeral of Pope St. John Paul II when Ratzinger was the leader, or the dean, of all senior church officials – what's ...

Benedict served as pope from 2005 through 2013, when he took the unusual step of becoming pope emeritus at 85. Former Presidents Barack Obama and George W. Bush will not attend the funeral.

The previous pope, Benedict XVI, died in 2022, long after resigning from his post as pontiff. So the last papal funeral we can compare to that of Pope Francis' last weekend is that of Pope John ...

“Well, that’s all protocol. I mean the Pope didn’t come to the Queen’s funeral as you remember and actually Prince Charles went to the last, not Pope Benedict, Pope John Paul II’s ...

“And then suddenly Pope Francis died, so I came to the funeral.” She confessed that while she admired Francis, she felt a closer affinity to his predecessors, St. John Paul II and Benedict XVI.

Pope Francis presiding over the funeral of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI in St. Peter’s Square in 2023. Credit... James Hill for The New York Times. By Gaia Pianigiani. April 21, 2025.