The body of Pope Francis is lying in the state of St. Peter’s Basilica as faithful mourning
Francis is first in the state at the end of Santa Marta Domus in private viewing of Vatican residents and Pope families. Images released by the Vatican on Tuesday showed Francis lying in an open coffin wearing a traditional bishop and red robe headdress, his hands folded on the rosary. Francis prays for Cardinal Pietro Parolin, No. 2 of the Vatican.
His body will be transferred to St. Peter’s Cathedral on Wednesday morning, which will remain open until midnight on Wednesday and Thursday to allow faithful mourning. The public mourning period will end at 7 p.m. Friday.
Once inside the cathedral, his coffin would not be placed on the edge of the elevated road like the pope did in the past – but would only face the main altar of the 16th-century cathedral, just facing the bench.
Italian police strengthened the security of viewing and funerals, conducting foot and horse patrols around the Vatican, and the pilgrims continued their Holy Year celebrations at the opening of Francis in December. Believers who pass through the gates of St. Peter are given indulgence, a way to help contaminate sin.
“To me, Pope Francis represents a great pastor and a good friend to all of us,” Micale sales visited St. Peter’s Basilica in Brazil. “I think he has spread a positive message around the world that there should be no violence and peace in the world,” said Amit Kukreja, from Australia. The funeral is scheduled to be held at St. Peter’s Square at 10 a.m. Saturday and will be attended by leaders such as U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodmyr Zelenskyy.
The Cardinal will continue to meet this week to plan to sum up Francis’ successor and make other decisions to make decisions about the death of the pope as the world leader and the ordinary faithful church.
The first Latin American pope in history attracted the world with his modest style and attention to the poor, but criticism of many conservatives and criticism of climate change alienated many conservatives.
He made his last appearance in the cheering crowd at St Peter’s Square on Sunday’s Easter Blessings and popemobile tour.
Vatican News reported on Tuesday that he had some reservations on the squares that were spread across 50,000 loyal news, but overcame them – and was glad he greeted the crowd. He died the next morning.
“The death of the pope is not a small matter because we have lost our leader,” said Julio Henrique from Brazil. “But in a few days we will have a new leader. So… hope still exists. Who will be Peter’s throne?”
