The funeral Mass for Pope Benedict XVI, who died Dec. 31 at the age of 95, will be held Jan. 5 at St. Peter’s Square with Pope Francis as presider. The Mass is scheduled to start at 9:30 a.m. Rome time, which is 3:30 a.m. Eastern.
An estimated 60,000 people are expected to attend the funeral in St. Peter’s Square.
Here is how viewers in the Baltimore area can watch the funeral or participate in other ways:
Livestream:
Two official channels will broadcast the funeral live Jan. 5 (3:30 a.m. EST): the Vatican Media Live YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNHE3mjiiFw) and the Vatican News Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/vaticannews/).
Cable TV:
EWTN (Eternal Word Television Network) will broadcast the services, beginning at 3 a.m. leading up to the 3:30 a.m. funeral.
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.
EWTN is available on most cable and satellite subscription networks. Here is a list of the channel numbers for some of the providers in the Baltimore area: RCN Cable (260, 267, 810), Verizon Fios (285, 1741), Xfinity (291, 945, 1668, 597, 3345), C-Band (G1-11), DIRECTV (370), DISH (261).
Local Mass
The Archdiocese of Baltimore will host a special service honoring Pope Benedict XVI Jan. 4 at 5:30 p.m. at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen in Homeland. All lay faithful, religious and clergy are welcome, and priests throughout the archdiocese are invited to concelebrate the liturgy.
The Mass will be live streamed at https://www.youtube.com/@cathedralofmary.
Book of condolences
The Catholic community, and the general public also are invited to sign a Book of Condolences at the Apostolic Nunciature (3339 Massachusetts Avenue, NW Washington D.C., 20008) Jan. 4, from 10 a.m. to 4 .pm. Messages of condolence may also be sent by email to na.usa@diplomat.va or by mail to the D.C. address.
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