Pope Francis: The first pictures of his grave

Cosmos to the popular pilgrimage to the tomb of Pope Francis, in the Basilica of Santa Maria Matziore, with the priests of the temple asking pilgrims to make a brief prayer and exit the church as the wait is long. Pope Francis had requested to be buried without any particular decoration but with the inscription of his papal name in Latin: Franciscus.

Pope Francis: A flower has been placed in his grave

Great waiting in the popular pilgrimage to the grave of Pope Francis

Although the Vatican had decided that the temple of Santa Maria Maggiore would open tomorrow, the entrance of the faithful was eventually allowed early this morning.

Not long ago, however, the priests of Basilica Santa Maria Matzore asked the faithful entering the temple to make a brief prayer in front of Pope Francis’ grave and then come out of the church.

This appeal is due to the enormous cosmos, to security reasons and that the dimensions and capacity of the temple can in no way be compared to those of St. Peter’s Basilica.

Tens of thousands of faithful continue to be in the queue and the waiting time for the entrance now exceeds 2 hours.

Pope Francis: The priests asked the faithful to make a short prayer in front of the grave and then leave the church

In the next nine days at St. Peter’s Basilica, prayers will be held in favor of resting the soul of the deceased Pontiff, and tomorrow, according to the RES correspondent, the date of the start of Conclavium is expected to be set.

Pope Francis buried without any particular decoration but with the inscription of his papal name in Latin: Franciscus

Tens of thousands of faithful continue to be in the queue and the waiting time for the entrance now exceeds 2 hours.