The funeral of Pope Francis will be held on Saturday, April 26.
The ceremony will begin at 10.00 local time on the funeral mass. The funeral liturgy is headed by Cardinal Giovanni Battista R.E., Dean of the Cardinal College. This is indicated in the Vatican statement.
In the middle of April 23, the body of the pontiff will be delivered from the chapel in the residence of Santa -Marta to the Cathedral of St. Peter. The coffin of Francis will remain there before the burial so that believers can say goodbye to him.
Meanwhile, AFP, citing sources in POD, said that the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky is planning to go to the frame of Francis Roman in the Vatican novel.
The presidential office awaits the dates of the dad and prepares the presidential visit to Rome and the Vatican to farewell to the pontiff, ”the source said.
It is now known that US President Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron will take part in the ceremony.
Recall that Pope Francis died on the morning of April 21 at the age of 88 in his residence in the Vatican. The cause of death was a stroke and inevitable heart failure.
Source: AFP
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