Pope Francis’ funeral is decided to hold Saturday / day
Public farewell from Pope Francis will be in St. Peter’s Basilica from today, when at 9 am, the coffin with his mortal remains is planned to be taken from the chapel to the residence of the Holy Martha, where Francis lived all for 12 years, being in the Pope.
Francis will be the first Pope for more than a century to be buried in the crypt of St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican. He has chosen to be laid in the Great Basilica of St. Mary in Rome, where the remains of five Pope have already been buried. The Pope also expressed his wish that his graveyard was without special decorations and only with the inscription Francis.
According to his wishes, Francis will be buried in a zinc -lining wooden coffin, unlike the predecessors stored in cypress wood, zinc (lead) and oak coffins, which were placed in each other.
Dozens of leaders worldwide are expected to come to Pope Francis’ funeral. The intention has already been confirmed by Argentinian President Javier Miley and French President Emmanuel Macron. US President Donald Trump has announced that he would arrive with his wife Melania. Ukrainian President Volodimir Zelensk’s trip is also being prepared.
