Tens of thousands of people praised the Church of St. Peter in the Vatican, during the morning and Friday morning (25) on the last day to say to Pope Francis before his funeral on Saturday (26).
The basilica was open to most dawn, as the doors were closed for only three hours, between 2h30 and 5h30 (local time).
The body of 88 years of the Pope, who He died on Monday (21) In his room at the home of the guest Santa Marta, in the Vatican, after suffering a stroke, he was transferred to St. Peter’s Church in an official procession on Wednesday (23).
Since then, nearly 130,000 people from all over the world said goodbye to the abyss, the Holy See said.
On Friday morning, after reopening the Basilica, waiting lists extended to the middle of the main road from Rome to the Vatican.
People gather slowly, some are waiting for hours, to get a few minutes inside and pay honors to Francisco.
The Vatican authorities plan to finish the funeral in 19 hours (local time), 14 hours in Brazilia, on Friday (25), before The formal seal rituals of the coffin of the Pope.
“What surprised me is his determination to serve the church and loves his people with all its capacity, to the end,” said Cardinal Giovanni Batista, the leader of the Cardinal College of the Vatican and the retired employee in the retired Vatican in the interview published on Friday.
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Cardinals meet and manage the Vatican
Meanwhile, the Catholic C but Catholics in the world temporarily took control of the Roman Catholic Church, with 1.4 billion members.
Cardinals, who are in Rome, meet almost daily, especially to discuss logistical issues, in what is called the “General Group”.
About 113 two 252 Cardinals in the world They were present at the meeting on Thursday (24), according to the Holy See, where dozens of others were scheduled to reach Rome to hold a meeting on Friday.
It will be a coffin Francis Sealed in a special ceremony, headed by eight Catholic Cardolic, including an American introduction to criticism of their sexual assault.
Among the attendees will also be the secretaries of Francis.
Rome is preparing to arrive Hundreds of high -level delegations who will participate in the funeral on Saturday (26)Including US President Donald Trump, who will arrive in the Italian capital on Friday night.
