The first General Congregation of the College of Cardinals took place on Tuesday morning in the Vatican, marking the beginning of a period of prayer, reflection, and preparation following the death of Pope Francis.https://t.co/81OBzquFLD pic.twitter.com/QdGIpQMKgf
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… was joined by around 250 Cardinals, Patriarchs, Archbishops, Bishops, priests, consecrated religious, and lay people.Over a quarter of a million people from all walks of life gathered in St. Peter’s Square on Saturday to bid their final farewell to Pope Francis at his Requiem Mass.
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The solemn liturgy was presided over by Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, Dean of the College of Cardinals, who was… pic.twitter.com/wyfUdycNk8
In his homily, Cardinal Re delved into the many highlights of his remarkable and intense 12 years of Petrine Ministry, marked by his style of closeness to the people and spontaneity of his actions until the very end, but most importantly, his deep love for the Church
… century to be buried outside the Vatican, and his entombment was a private event, allowing for those closest to him to pay their respects.Pope Francis' coffin has been entombed.
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The Pope's final resting place is the Basilica of St. Mary Major in central Rome.
Hundreds of thousands of people lined the streets to watch as his coffin was brought from the Vatican to the Basilica.
The Pope is the first in over a… pic.twitter.com/50HhHs9LIP
… by five intercessions, and then the Our Father was chanted. After the final prayer, the sigils of the Cardinal Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church, Kevin Joseph Farrell, of the Prefecture of the Papal Household, of the Office of Liturgical Celebrations of the Roman Pontiff and of the Liberian Chapter were printed on the coffin.Pope Francis was buried in the side aisle of the Basilica of St Mary Major, between the Pauline Chapel, where his beloved icon of Our Lady ‘Salus Populi Romani’ is located, and the Sforza Chapel.
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The Pope's burial rite was preceded by the singing of four psalms and accompanied… pic.twitter.com/EYDUVZsZ4U
Afterwards, the coffin was placed in the tomb and sprinkled with holy water while the Regina Caeli was chanted. Then there was the final formality: the notary of the Liberian Chapter read the act certifying the burial to those present. It was then signed by the Cardinal Camerlengo, the Regent of the Papal Household, Monsignor Leonardo Sapienza, and by the Master of Pontifical Liturgical Celebrations, Archbishop Diego Ravelli.
On Divine Mercy Sunday, members of the College of Cardinals went to the papal Basilica of St. Mary Major to pay their respects to Pope Francis at his tomb and to pray Vespers, led by the Basilica's Coadjutor Archpriest, Lithuanian-born Cardinal Rolandas Makrickas. pic.twitter.com/i7PUdIKiCM
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