On Saturday (26), the funeral of Pope Francis will be held. It will start at 10 am, local time (5 am from Brazilia) and will have it A strong security plan in Rome.
The ceremony will be held in Saint Peter Square in the Vatican. Then there will be a funeral procession to the Basilica Santa Maria Magior, where Francis will be buried. It will be the first back in about 100 years Burn outside the Vatican.
See table schedule*:
- 5h to 7:30 am – a fine block
- 8H – The procession arrives in the Basilica Santa Maria Magior; Greetings to the poor
- Closed party – burial
*Tables from Brazilia
Who will participate in the funeral of Pope Francis?
The authorities expect more than 200 thousand people attend the funeralIncluding several World leaders and members of the kings.
Until now, about 50 heads of state, including US President Donald Trump, President Luise Insio Lula da Silva, Argentina President, Francisco and 10 kings.
The leaders of Italy, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, Ukraine and the European Union also confirmed their existence.
It honors before the burial
The authorities reported that the poor, immigrants, messages, and six prisoners will get the coffin of Pope Francis in front of Bazilica on the stairs of the building.
The delegation will consist of rescuers and migrants who were refugees, who were tortured and escaping from the detention camps in Libya, according to Mediterranea, a non -governmental organization that met several times with the Pope.
The six prisoners found the Pope to arrest my Lord on the occasion of the opening of the Holy door.
Close the coffin
After the end of the afternoon on Friday (25), Francis’s coffin was closed In a special ceremony conducted by eight Catholics.
The Pope’s face was covered with a white silk veil, and his body would be sprayed with sacred water.
Pontifical items, such as coins and medals that were formulated through Pontificate, were placed in the coffin. A special instrument was also laid down the main points of his 12 -year -old in the coffin.
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Francisco asked to be buried in a simple wooden coffin arrogantly with zinc, unlike his predecessors, which was buried in three interconnected coffins made of cypress, lead and oak.