Today, on Saturday April 26, in the Vatican on St. Peter's Square, a memorial Mass is held in the pope of the Roman Francis.
It is headed by 91-year-old Giovanni Battista Re, dean of the collegium of the cardinals. Five days after the death of the 266th, the head of the Roman Catholic Church will be buried in Rome.
224 cardinals and 750 bishops take part in the service. On April 25, in the Basilica of St. Peter, a rite of closing the coffin of Francis took place. During the night, he carried a prayer vigil. From April 23 to 25, about 250 thousand pilgrims visited the temple, the Vatican News portal reports. During the Mass, the coffin was moved to the courtyard in front of the basilica.
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