On the morning of April 22, the Vatican published the first photos of the late Pope Francis taken during the rite of confirmation of his death. Pontiff died on April 21, 2025 at the age of 88.
The photo shows that dad is in an open coffin, and a senior Vatican official, Cardinal Kevin Farrell prays next to him. The telegraph writes about this.
The frames were made on Monday, April 21, just a few hours after the death of the pope. It was then, according to the church protocol, that the death of the pontiff was officially confirmed.
It is known that Pope Francis died at the age of 88 from a stroke and heart failure, was officially communicated in the Vatican on Monday evening. The cardinals have already come to the first meeting to reconcile the date of the funeral. After that, the process of preparing for Congala – the election of the new head of the Catholic Church, which should take place within three weeks.
Since OBOZ.UA has become known from sources, the Volodymyr Zelenskyy President is preparing for a trip to Rome as soon as the burial date becomes. It is known that the ceremony occurs within 9 days after death.
Reuters noted that the funeral of Pope Francis will be held on Saturday, April 26, at 10:00 local time, in Kyiv at 11:00, in the Basilica of St. Peter.
Before the funeral, the body of Pontiff will lie in St. Peter’s Cathedral for public farewell.
According to OBOZ.UA, since February 14, Pope Francis was in a hospital in serious condition with bilateral pneumonia. March 23, after five weeks of treatment, the pope was discharged, and he returned to his residence in the house of St. Martha. On the same day, he first appeared in public after hospitalization.
On April 20, Francis on the occasion of Easter turned to believers around the world (the full text instead of pontiff proclaimed the papal worship ceremony of Diego Savelli). In this speech, which was the last, dad mentioned the war in Ukraine.
The Vatican said that the head of the Holy Throna died of a stroke of the brain. He got into a coma and received an irreversible cardiocirculation collapse.
Francis left a certificate in which he declared a victim of suffering, which fell in the last years of his life, “for peace in the world and a brotherhood between peoples.” The religious leader also ordered his burial.
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