The entire world continues in mourning after Death of Pope Francis at 88 years old because of A stroke which he suffered after waking up last Monday of Easter, April 21, in his residence of the Santa Marta house.
As announced by the Vatican, Jorge Mario Bergoglio’s funeral will be held This Saturday, April 26 From 10:00 a.m. in the Basilica of San Pedro, where the Holy Exequial Mass of the Supreme Pontiff will be held, which will later be buried in the Santa María la Mayor Church, unlike the rest of the popes, which have been buried in the Basilica of San Pedro itself.
Once the farewell acts are finished, the conclave will start -the Assembly of Cardinals that will choose A new Pope through a strict seclusion system. The papal conclave Start on May 5 and it will be at that time when they start the Secret Voting They will take place in the Sistine Chapel.
The faithful can say goodbye to today
The faithful can give their last goodbye to the first Latin American Pope in history this Wednesday. After a sentence chaired by Cardinal Kevin Joseph Farrell, current Camarlengo, the body will take its last tour of the city of the Vatican: from the Plaza Santa Marta and the Plaza de los Protomártirarte Romanos will go to the Plaza de San Pedro and enter the basilica through the central door. The body will be placed under the impressive Bernini bucket, where the cardinal Camarlengo will preside over the word liturgy before the visit of the faithful begins.
The Pope’s body will be transferred today to the Basilica of San Pedro
This Wednesday, two days after his death, Pope Francis’s body will be transferred to the Basilica of San Pedro. The funeral, as announced by the Vatican, the Saturday April 26 at 10:00 a.m.
Pope Francis and his funeral revolutionary
The Argentine Pope, known for his reformist spirit, has modified several papal funeral traditions. In a gesture of humility that characterized him throughout his pontificate, Francisco has ordered: