Nails 250 thousand people They passed before him coffin belonging Pope Francis V San Pedro basilica To give him Last farewellDuring his exhibition, the last three days until 7:00 p.m. On Friday, April 25, Eve of his funeral.
The burning chapel of the Argentine pontiff, dead on Monday 21, had just come to the exit to the closing ceremony of the coffin, before the solemn funeral and the funeral scheduled for tomorrow on Saturday.
“In the morning of Wednesday, April 23, at 11:00 to this day at 7:00 p.m., about 250 thousand people went to Basilica San Pedro to present their respect to Pope Francis,” the Vatican said in a statement.
The ceremony of closing the coffin will take place at 8:00 pm. Local and will be private.
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The Italian authorities foresee the presence of 200,000 at the funeral for Plaza -San -Pedro, in addition to 130 delegations of countries, with the heads of states such as the President of the United States, Donald Trump and a dozen ruling sovereign, including the kings of Spain, Felipe VI and Letizia.
After the subbotnikh on the body of Pope Francis, he will be transferred by a funeral procession, crossing all Rome to the Basilica of the mayor of Santa -Maria La, where he decided to relax for being very saturated with the virgin “Salus Population -Romani”.
His volume, in fact, was prepared next to the chapel in which Marian Icon is located and will consist of a simple marble slab on the ground with one inscription “Franciscas”, his pontified name in Latin.
The wall will also be reproduced by the breast cross, in silver and with a good shepherd.
A total of 149 cardinals from 252, which make up a cardinal college, have already arrived in Rome, although only 133 will enter the conclave to choose a successor at the age of less than 80 years.
Cardinals who will take part in the funeral this Saturday April 26 will visit the tomb of the Argentine pope on Sunday
With information EFE