The funeral Mass for Pope Benedict XVI, presided over by Pope Francis, will be in St. Peter’s Square Jan. 5. The Mass is scheduled to start at 9:30 a.m. Rome time, which is 3:30 a.m. Eastern.
How to watch the funeral
EWTN
EWTN (Eternal Word Television Network) will broadcast the services, beginning at 3 a.m.
The network also will broadcast encore presentations of the funeral Jan. 5 at 3 p.m. and 9 p.m. for those unable to watch the live broadcast.
To find out if EWTN programming is available through your cable provider, visit EWTN’s Channelfinder.
U.S. satellite subscribers can find EWTN’s English network on DISH® Network (Channel 261) and DIRECTV® (Channel 370).
For streaming devices (such as Roku or Apple TV), EWTN and EWTN Español are accessible through the EWTN App. For details on how to connect to EWTN on your streaming device, visit https://www.ewtn.com/everywhere/tv
Vatican News
Vatican News will be livestreaming the funeral Mass on its YouTube channel and Facebook page.
