7 hours agoPope Francis's mortary ceremony begins, the coffin is placed in St. Peter's Square
Periskopi(a year ago)
(a year ago)It started at 10:00 p.m. Papa Francisescu's mortal ceremony, which will bury Basilica Santa Maria Maggior. The procession of cardinals at St. Peter's Basilica marked the beginning of the mortore ceremony. The archioli of the head of the Catholic Church was held on the shoulders of the Sediaries, leaving St. Peter's Basilica. The square blew up in applause. On the pope's coffin [...]
It started at 10:00 p.m. Papa Francisescu's mortal ceremony, which will bury Basilica Santa Maria Maggior. The procession of cardinals at St. Peter's Basilica marked the beginning of the mortore ceremony.
The archioli of the head of the Catholic Church was held on the shoulders of the Sediaries, leaving St. Peter's Basilica. The square blew up in applause. The Open Gospel has been established on Pope Francis' coffin, writes Euronews.
10 kings and queens, 50 heads of state, 23 prime ministers, delegations from 160 countries, about 4,000 members, and at least 120 delegations with religious representatives from around the world are ♪7 present at the ceremony.
St. Peter's Square is almost packed with the maximum capacity of 50,000. It is estimated that some 100 thousand others are already along the “via della Conciazione” and on the entry routes to the square. /Periscope/
