Body of the Pontiff will be buried this Saturday (26), in the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore
The event begins with the Mass of Exequias, a ceremony held in memory of the deceased faithful
This Saturday (26), at 10am local time (5am from Brasilia), began in the Square of St. Peter, in the Vatican, the funeral of . Authorities predict the presence of more than 200,000 people and dozens of world leaders. Among them are President of Brazil; Javier Milei, from Argentina; Volodymyr Zelensky, from Ukraine; and American Donald Trump. Frenchman Emmanuel Macron, German Olaf Scholz and Italian Giorgia Meloni are also present at the ceremony.
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