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Pope Francis used his influence over the College of Cardinals to shape the Church’s future by creating cardinals who share his pastoral vision.
The news of Pope Francis’ death on Easter Monday morning did not come as a complete surprise, given the pontiff’s deteriorating health over the past few weeks. The schedule is now being accelerated for the organisation of the funeral and the election of his successor.
Of the 252 cardinals currently in office worldwide, 135 cardinals under the age of 80 are considered eligible to vote and will be responsible for choosing Francis’ successor. However, all cardinals are invited to gather in Rome as soon as Tuesday, April 22nd at 9 a.m.—just 24 hours after the death of Pope Francis.
Cardinal Joseph Zen, Bishop Emeritus of Hong Kong, expressed alarm at the haste with which the cardinals were summoned to Rome, which he believes will prevent some of the older cardinals from attending. These cardinals have been asked not to travel if the journey is too difficult for them—a move that Cardinal Zen considers deliberate. The oldest cardinals are mainly those created by Pope Francis’ predecessors, John Paul II and Benedict XVI.
The pontiff’s body has been placed in a coffin and will be laid in state on Wednesday, April 23rd in St Peter’s Basilica, where it will be available for veneration by the faithful. The pope’s funeral will be celebrated on Saturday, April 26th at 10 a.m.
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europeanconservative.com
The news of Pope Francis’ death on Easter Monday morning did not come as a complete surprise, given the pontiff’s deteriorating health over the past few weeks. The schedule is now being accelerated for the organisation of the funeral and the election of his successor.
Of the 252 cardinals currently in office worldwide, 135 cardinals under the age of 80 are considered eligible to vote and will be responsible for choosing Francis’ successor. However, all cardinals are invited to gather in Rome as soon as Tuesday, April 22nd at 9 a.m.—just 24 hours after the death of Pope Francis.
Cardinal Joseph Zen, Bishop Emeritus of Hong Kong, expressed alarm at the haste with which the cardinals were summoned to Rome, which he believes will prevent some of the older cardinals from attending. These cardinals have been asked not to travel if the journey is too difficult for them—a move that Cardinal Zen considers deliberate. The oldest cardinals are mainly those created by Pope Francis’ predecessors, John Paul II and Benedict XVI.
The pontiff’s body has been placed in a coffin and will be laid in state on Wednesday, April 23rd in St Peter’s Basilica, where it will be available for veneration by the faithful. The pope’s funeral will be celebrated on Saturday, April 26th at 10 a.m.
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Is the Way Already Paved for the New Pope?
Pope Francis used his influence over the College of Cardinals to shape the Church’s future by creating cardinals who share his pastoral vision.
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