Mourners Pay Respect to Pope Francis as Cardinals Fine Tune Funeral Plans
The conclave to select the next pontiff has not started yet, but meetings to set the agenda were underway, and the church released the first image of Francis’ tomb.
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The conclave to select the next pontiff has not started yet, but meetings to set the agenda were underway, and the church released the first image of Francis’ tomb.
The late Pope’s body was brought into St. Peter’s Basilica on Wednesday and will lie in state for three days before his funeral on Saturday.
Crowds flocked to pay their respects and bid farewell to the pontiff, who died on Monday at the age of 88.
A funeral will be held on Saturday for the pope, who changed the rules to make such ceremonies simpler than those traditionally observed.
In a small ceremony, Vatican officials followed the path long taken when a pope dies.
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The pope’s funeral was on Saturday. Now the process of selecting the church’s future leader will begin.
The Catholic faithful took heart when the pontiff, after two brushes with death, emerged from a hospital and resumed some of his duties. Their joy proved short-lived.
Papal experts have lauded the Oscar-nominated film as one of the more accurate depictions of the closed-door Vatican gathering.
Cardinal Farrell, who holds the position of cardinal chamberlain, or camerlengo in Italian, will run the Holy See’s affairs until a new pope is chosen.