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07:10 – The Vatican opened the St. Peter’s Square and the adjacent zones he prepared for the participants of the funeral mass at six in the morning. Some waited for the possibility of getting closest to the altar in front of the basilica facade, where a coffin with the Pope will be exhibited during the Mass, some waited all night. Already around midnight came mainly young with sleeping bags and mats. Only after six o’clock, however, the organizers began to let them into zones, which are reserved for the participants of the Mass in the Vatican.
07:10 – The Pope’s funeral will start at 10.00 before the Basilica of St. Peter. The funeral mass will follow the simplified rules that the Vatican issued last year – the ceremony of the funeral of the Roman Pope, which Francis approved.
07:05 – Several highest representatives of Western countries, including US President Donald Trump, promised to participate in the funeral. Russian President Vladimir Putin, who was issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for war crimes committed in Ukraine, will not come.
07:00 – Slovak and world leaders responded to the death of Pope Francis. Their reactions, but also the events in the Vatican after the death of the Pope we monitored the whole day
06:55 – Emeritus Archbishop Robert Bezák claims that his case has also died with the death of Pope Francis. František’s legacy is a non -confrontational and non -combat church, which, however, only some Slovak bishops understand. He also expects politics and the struggle for places.
06:50 – Pope Francis was the oldest head of the Church in the last 120 years and the first pope of the American continent. He held the LGBTI community, lived in modesty. Read the whole.
06:40 – President of the Slovak Republic Peter Pellegrini will participate in the funeral of Pope Francis in the Vatican.
06:30 – In Rome and especially around the Vatican, there are significant restrictions on the transport and movement of people. The authorities have limited transport in the adjacent zones of the Vatican, the broader surroundings around the Vatican has traffic closures and it is not even possible to park there.
06:20 – with Pope Francis in the Vatican.
06:10 –Pope Francis will be first buried outside the Vatican: The ceremony of transferring the remains of Pope Francis to the Basilica of Sts. Petra
06:00 – The government declared a state mourning for the death of the Pope on Saturday, and the national flags could also be launched on that day, the black flag does not appear in this case.
“The exceptional visit of Pope Francis in Slovakia in 2021 has left a message that had a significant impact on the public life of the whole society. The statement of state mourning is a manifestation of great respect for this important personality and will contribute to a dignified memory of the memorial in Slovakia,” they said.
