Pope Francis died Monday, April 21, after 12 years as the leader of the novel Catholic Church, triggering a spill or grief Worldwide. The death of the Pope begins a process of centenal rituals and traditions that culminates with a conclaveA meeting of the 135 current cardinal voters of the Church that are sealed within the Sistine Chapel to choose the next pontiff.
This is what will come in the days after the death of the Pope.
Day one
The Pope He was formally pronounced dead by the American Cardinal of Camerlengo, Kevin Farrell-Who, who is one of the most important Vaticans offered by the interregno period.
Traditionally, Camerlengo (Chamberlain) would touch a silver hammer on the Pope’s head while calling his baptismal name three times. The hammer is no longer used. Much more conventionally, an electrocardiogram was used to confirm the death of John Paul II in 2005.
Farrell then made a declaration announcing The news: “At 7:35 this morning, the Bishop of Rome, Francis, returned to the Father’s House. All his life dedicated himself to the service of the Lord and his Church.”
Once the Camerlengo pronounces the dead Pope, and before sealing the papal apartment, the Pope breaks Fishermen’s ring And destroys the newspapers to make the papal seal for the apostolic letters, to symbolize the end of the pontificate.
These articles will be buried with the Pope. But first, the pontiff is transported to lie in the state in the Basilica of San Pedro. Hundreds of thousands or mourners descended in the city of the Vatican after Death of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI To provide respect in 2022.
Novemdials
The death of Pope Francis will be followed by a nine -day mourning period called novels, a tradition that dates back to Roman times.
The Vatican flags will fly at half -mast, and the bronze doors or the basilica of San Pedro are closed.
The funeraL It must take place four to six days after the death of the Pope. For Pope Francis, he took place on Saturday, April 26 at St. Peter’s Square.
More recently, the potatoes have asked to be buried under the basilica there, But Francis said He would be buried in the Basilica of Rome or in St. Mary Major (Santa Maria Maggiore). He also asked to be buried in a simple ribbon.
The papal funeral is divided into three separate phases, or “stations.” They are the preparation of the body, the visualization of the body and then the burial.
At the funeral, which kings, queens, heads of state and religious leaders attend, the coffin is carried through the so -called “for death” to the left of the main altar, as a single bell. Pope Francis was then Tasks in procession From San Pedro to the Basilica or Santa María Mayor in Rome for its surroundings.
Duration The nine -day mourning period, the cardinals around the world meet in Rome and begin in “general congregations”, a kind of campaign period in which Varouse’s papal candidates give speeches about their visions for the church, assigning the mapping of the exit of the exit of the exit of the exit of the exit of the exit.
The conclave
The Vatican says the Conclave to choose Pope Francis’s successor Will in early May 7. The rules say it must be early 15 to 20 days after the death of the Pope. This is when cardinal cardinal electors under 80 years of age, currently a group of approximately 135 are island of the world and begin the centenary process of choosing the next leader of the Catholic Church.
Behind the doors closed in the Vatican Sistine Chapel, the cardinals will launch their choice, repeating the process until a candidate emerges with a two more third majority. The paper tickets are burned after each voting round, sending black smoke to indicate that the option has not yet been reached, and finally the white smoke to reveal that a new Pope has been selected.
