Death of Pope Francis — when and where will the pontiff be buried
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Mon, 21 Apr 2025 17:04:00 +0300
Pope Francis to be buried in RomeIt is noted that the funeral of Pope Francis will take place within nine days, and the conclave to elect his successor will take place within a month.The BBC reports that Francis will be buried in the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore, one of the four main papal basilicas in Rome.
He will be the first pope in more than a century to be buried outside the Vatican.The pontiff had previously approved plans to simplify the papal funeral, including placing the body in a simple wooden coffin lined with zinc, instead of the three nested coffins of cypress, lead and oak that previous pontiffs were buried in.
Francis also abolished the tradition of displaying the Popes body on a raised platform in St.
Peters Basilica for public viewing.
Instead, people will pay their respects while the body remains in its coffin with the lid open.
In Rome, a security plan was put into effect on April 21 in connection with the death of the Pope.After a telephone conversation between the prefect and the police chief of the Italian capital, the plan began to take effect contingents of police forces gathered in the area of St.
Peters Square.The Prefect of Rome urgently convened the Provincial Public Order Committee at 1130 a.m.
local time.
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