Pope Francis Died at 88 years old Age in his residence of the Santa Marta house in the Vatican after not having passed the health problems that were admitted to the Gemelli hospital in Rome for 38 days.
Until the new pontiff is chosen, the church remains as vacant And it is Camarlengo Kevin Jospeh Farrel who assumes institutional and administrative functions.
In the meantime, Francisco’s funeral is prepared, which will be simpler and austere by Benedict XVI or Juan Pablo II. The Pope will be buried inside a single wood and zinc coffin, and not within three as usual.
The main world leaders should participate
It will be a funeral with an excellent international profile. While There is no official list Of personalities who will participate in the pope’s burial, the assistance of numerous heads of state and government is expected, such as the Felipe and Letizia kings, who have already gone to the open mass of the Papacy of Francisco in 2013.
Also leaders of other important religious religions and personalities Representatives of international organizations such as the organization of the United Nations, the European Union and other global organizations.
To put in the context, the funeral of Pope John Paul II participated, the last one who died in the exercise of his functions About 200 heads of state and government. In short, the relationship with the Holy See is the one that marks the assistance or absence of a political leader at the Pope’s funeral, although he is a figure of great importance in the world.
A very different funeral than its predecessors
Francisco will not be buried in the crypt of the Basilica of San Pedro, since then He asked to be buried in the mayor of Santa María La Basilica, Where the Roman Virgin Salus Populi is located in which the Pope always had a lot of devotion. He visited her more than 100 times and always wore flowers before an official trip.
The pope must be buried Between the fourth and sixth day After his death according to the Apostolic Constitution and probably his body will be transferred on 23 to the Basilica of San Pedro, so that the faithful can look at him and greet him.
As tradition of potatoes that die in full signs of training, the main ceremony will be made in the Plaza de San Pedro. The mass will be carried out by the dean of Cardenalicio College, Giovanni Battista, 90 years old, who has already chaired the mass of the funeral of Benedict XVI.
