Traditionally, after a pope dies, the carmelango, who is the pope’s chief of staff, calls out the pontiff’s baptismal name three times. If the pontiff does not respond, a certificate of death is authorized and the cardinal vicar for the Diocese of Rome is notified.

Jersey's most senior Catholic leader has paid tribute to the "humility and simplicity" of Pope Francis ahead of his funeral later. Both Guernsey and Jersey held special services on Friday evening to remember Pope Francis,

As tens of thousands of Catholics waited in hourslong lines to pay their respects to Pope Francis, many were debating the direction of the church.