CBS will kick off its coverage of the Pope's funeral at 2 a.m. CT April 26 by re-airing Norah O’Donnell’s interview with Pope Francis from April 2024. The interview will be followed by live coverage of the funeral at 3:00 a.m., anchored by Norah O’Donnell and John Dickerson overlooking St. Peter’s Basilica, CBS said.

Pope Francis, the 266th pope of the Roman Catholic Church, will be mourned and buried at the Basilica of Saint Mary Major after dying one week ago at 88 years old.

The funeral service and procession for Pope Francis will take place Saturday. He died at 88 of a stroke Monday. The ceremony will begin in St. Peter’s Square at 10 a.m. local time, which is 3 a.m. Central Time. It will be attended by mourners and many world leaders, including President Donald Trump.