VATICAN CITY: The St. John’s bell. Pope Francis ‘ body was transported from the Vatican hotel where he resided to the church on a ceremonial Wednesday, followed by a parade of solemn chiefs and Swiss Guards.
Through the Vatican’s arch doors leading into St. Peter, pilgrims carried the plain wooden coffin on their arms. Peter Peters Square, the cardinal in their crimson cassocks to the left, and the Swedish Guards in their gold and blue uniforms at their sides.
Before his death Saturday, Francis ‘ body did lay in the church for three days of public seeing.
The 88-year-old pope, who passed away on Monday after a stroke, will be attended by heads of state in the piazza, but regular Catholics will be able to observe the service in three days.
Francis ‘ second appearance was held in private for Vatican visitors and the papal family at the Domus Santa Marta hotel. Pictures of Francis lying in an empty tomb, wearing the customary bishop’s pointed hat and dark clothes, with his fingers folded over a crucifix, were revealed by the Vatican on Tuesday. No. 1 in the Vatican Cardinal Pietro Parolin, 2, was pictured by Francis praising him.
On Wednesday and Thursday, the church was being kept operational until midnight to enable the faithful to grieve. On Friday at 7 p.m., the public mourning phase will stop. m.
Francis ‘ casket won’t be mounted on an elevated bier once inside the church, as was the case with previous popes; instead, it will be perched on the main temple of the 16th-century church, facing the pews.
Italian police have increased security for the browsing and the death, conducting foot and horse guards around the Vatican, where travellers continued to go to Francis ‘ inauguration in December. The St. Paul’s pilgrims. Peter’s Holy Door offers pleasures as a way to make amends for his sins.
Pope Francis represents a wonderful priest and friend to all of us, according to Micale Sales, who was in St. Paul. Brazil’s Peter’s Basilica
Amit Kukreja, an Australian, said,” I think he spread a positive concept all over the world, saying there shouldn’t be any crime, there should be peace everywhere.
A death service has been scheduled for Saturday at 10 a.m. m. in St. Peter’s Square, and will include rulers like U.S. S. Presidents Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine.
This week, cardinals will hold more meetings to discuss the conclave’s election of Francis ‘ successor, as well as other matters relating to the direction of the Catholic Church as world leaders and the common people grieving the pope’s passing.
The first Latin American pope of history charmed the earth with his modesty and concern for the poor, but his criticism of capitalism and climate change alienated many liberals. In St. Paul’s Cathedral, he last appeared in public on Sunday with a popemobile trip and an Easter gift. Peter’s Square.
He overcame his reservations about navigating the square full of 50,000 people who were awaiting the group, according to Vatican News, and was relieved that he had welcomed the group. He passed away the following day.
The demise of a bishop is not a little thing because we have lost our president, according to Brazilian Julio Henrique. ” But we will also include a new president in a few days.” Thus… the source of hope is still present. Who may ascend to the throne of Peter? “
