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President Draupadi Murmu Catholic has left for Vatican today to join the funeral of Christian Christian Pope Francis. He is accompanied by Minority Minister Kiran Rijiju, Minister of State George Kurien and Goa Legislative Assembly Deputy Speaker Joshua de Suja.
The Pope died of stroke and heart spreader on April 21 at the age of 88. His body is placed in St. Peters Basilica for the last darshan.
Today is the last day of the last darshan. After this, his coffin will be closed this evening. The funeral of the Pope will be done on 26 April i.e. tomorrow. Leaders and common people from all over the world will gather at the funeral.
A day before his death, Pope Francis gave silent blessings for Easter Sunday. He issued a statement to talk about the ongoing struggle around the world, including Gaza and appealed for peace. The Indian Home Ministry has announced a 3 -day national mourning on the demise of the Pope.
First picture of Pope’s body after death
Pope’s last public appearance, best wishes on Easter
Pope Francis on Sunday greeted people from the Vatican balcony on the occasion of Easter. During this time he was seen on wheelchair.
Pope’s body will not be buried in Vatican
Pope Francis will not be buried in Vatican. They will be the first Pope to be buried outside the Vatican in more than a century. The Pope is usually buried in caves under St. Peters Basilica in the Vatican City. But Pope Francis will be buried in Santa Maria Magigor Basilica on the other side of the Tieber River in Rome.
The Pope revealed his burial in Santa Maria Magigore Basilica in December 2023. He had told that he feels special connection with Magigor Basilica. He used to visit here on Sunday morning in honor of Virgin Mary.
7 other pope in Santa Maria Magigor is also buried. The Pope Leo XIII was the last pope that was buried out of the Vatican. He died in 1903.
Pope was also struggling with infections in the lungs
Pope was struggling with health problems for the last several months. He was admitted to Jameli Hospital in Rome on 14 February. He was also undergoing treatment for pneumonia and anemia. He was hospitalized for 5 weeks due to infection in the lungs.
During the treatment, the headquarters of Catholic Church, Vatican, reported that the Pope’s blood test reports showed symptoms of kidney failure. However, he was discharged on 14 March.
The Pope was discharged from Jameli Hospital in Rome on 23 March. He then addressed people in Vatican.
The selection process of the next Pope is called Papal Conclave
The process of selection of new Pope is called ‘Papal Conclave’. This means a secret meeting of cardinals to conduct the Pope’s election. This conference is usually held 15 to 20 days after the Pope’s post is vacant.
Cardinals are a group of big priests. Their job is to advise the Pope. Every time the pope is chosen from these cardinals. However, it is not necessary to have a cardinal to become a pope. Urban VI was the last Pope in 1379, who was not selected from the Cardinals College.
Was met the US Vice President before his death
On Sunday, on the occasion of Easter, Pope also gave gifts to Vance.
People have started gathering at St. Peters Square in Vatican.
The first non-European to become a pope in 1000 years
Pope Francis was a Jesuit Pastor from Argentina, he became the 266th Pope of the Roman Catholic Church in 2013. He was elected the successor of Pope Benedict Sixteenth. Pope Francis was the first person in the last 1000 years who reached the highest position of Catholicism despite being non-European.
The Pope took major decisions such as gay persons arrival churches, blessing the sem-sex couples, giving religious approval to remarriage. He also apologized on sexual abuse of children in churches.
The Pope was born on 17 December 1936 in the city of Florence, Argentina. Before becoming the Pope, he was known as George Mario Bergoglio. Pope Francis’s grandparents left Italy and moved to Argentina to escape from Mussolini. The Pope has spent most of his lives in Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina.
He was a member of the Society of Jesus (Jesutes) and was the first pope from the American continent. He had a master’s degree in philosophy and theology from Buenos Aires University. In 1998, he became the archbishop of Buenos Aires. In 2001, Pope John Paul Second made him a cardinal.
Pope Francis’s big decisions
On the church of gay persons: Pope had questioned the issue of homosexuality from 4 months after assuming office. To this he said, “If a gay person is searching for God, then who is I going to judge him.”
Religious approval to remarriage: The Pope gave religious recognition to the divorced Catholic people who re -marry. He empowered such people to achieve communions to end social boycott. Communian is a practice in which bread/holy bread and wine/grape juice are consumed to remember Jesus’ last feast. It is also known as Prabhu Bhoj or Ucist.
Apologies on sexual abuse of children: In April 2014, Pope Francis accepted the sexual abuse of children in churches for the first time and also sought public apology. He called this crime committed by the priests of the church as a decline of moral values. Earlier, Vatican was criticized for not reacting to the matter by a pope.
Asked Catholic churches on sexual abuse during a visit to Belgium on 27 September last year to apologize. He also met 15 people victims of sexual harassment from priests in Brussels.
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