Government decrees national mourning for Pope and Marcelo speaks to the country at 20h
The government will decree national mourning in memory of Pope Francis, a source of the prime minister’s office told Lusa, but it would be no good what the period would be.
Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa has not yet reacted publicly to the death of the high pontiff, but will speak to the Portuguese at 20h.
« The President of the Republic will talk to the country today about the death of Pope Francis at 20h00, » reads in a statement from the Presidency of the Republic.
Luís Montenegro, Carlos Coins, Pedro Nuno Santos or Mariana Mortágua, were some of the figures of national politics that resorted to social networks to mourn the Pope’s death.
Prime Minister, Luís Montenegro
« His visits to Portugal, in the centenary of the apparitions of Our Lady in Fatima and the World Youth Day, marked our country and generated a very strong connection of the Portuguese people with their holiness. »
PS Secretary-General Pedro Nuno Santos
“A tireless defender of the environment, solidarity between peoples and the need for a fairer economy. Your legacy will be forever registered in the history of our time. ”
President of the Assembly of the Republic, Aguiar-Branco
The President of the Assembly of the Republic expressed his « deep sadness for the death of Pope Francis. » « His pontificate went to the Church and the world a sign of fraternity, peace and mercy. The best tribute we can pay is to ensure that his words remain an example, » Aguiar-Branco said in statements to Lusa.
Mayor of Lisbon, Carlos Coins
« It became the Pope who will always be in the heart of Lisbon: that here left a mark that we will not forget, that with us shared unique moments that made from Lisbon the city of » all, all, all. « Above all, he transmitted us hope. In Lisbon we will know how to honor his legacy, the legacy of the Pope of Hope. »
President of the European Council, António Costa
“It was concerned with the great global challenges of our time, from migrations to climate change, from inequality to peace, but also with the daily struggles of ordinary people”
Leader of the Liberal Initiative, Rui Rocha
« My thoughts are with our Catholic community, the Catholic Church, with the Vatican and with those whom Pope Francis has inspired all over the world. To all, I present the most felt condolences. »
Coordinator of the Left Block, Mariana Mortágua
« In recent days, it has demanded the ceasefire in Gaza and opposed the race to weaponry. It condemned hatred against immigrants and the ‘economy that kills’. »
