Cardinals gather in Vatican For the funeral rites andoconclave that will elect the successor of P APA . About 60 Cardinals They are already present at the headquarters of the Catholic Church. The expectation is that this number will increase in the coming days.
After the funeral there will be nine days of ceremonies in honor of the Porridge celebrated by cardinals . Then the start the w onclave the meeting at closed doors for the election of the new pontiff. The Apostolic Constitution University Dominici Gregis establishes the rules for these events.
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The body of Porridge will be taken to the São Pedro Basilica tomorrow, at 9am local time – 4am in Brasilia – funeral .
THE funeral It is scheduled for Saturday, at 10am local time – 5am in Brasilia – at the São Pedro Basilica.
After the ceremony, the body will be taken to the Basilica of Santa Maria Maior.
According to journalist Gina Marques, from CNN Brazil, directly from the Vatican 60 cardinals are already at the headquarters of Catholicism.
It is not yet known if all of them would be part of the list of 135 “eligible”, or the 120 cardinals who will compete with the maximum leader of the Catholic Church will be part of the Cardinals.
The number should increase gradually, as many cardinals live in distant countries like Mongolia, and take time for everyone to arrive. The presence of these cardinals marks the beginning of preparations for the Pope’s farewell rites and the future conclave.
Cardinals come together to define funeral
You cardinals are gathering in Vatican This Tuesday (22) to deal with the details of Pope Francis’ funeral. The Holy See has already confirmed that the ceremony will begin on Saturday (26).
All members of the World Cardinal College are invited to go to Rome and participate in the daily meetings of the General Congregation, as stipulated in the apostolic constitution “Universi Dominici Gregis”.
After the funeral there will be nine days of ceremonies in honor of the P APA celebrated by cardinals . Then the start the w onclave the meeting at closed doors for the election of the new pontiff. The Apostolic Constitution University Dominici Gregis establishes the rules for these events.
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The expectation is that the w onclave occurs between the days May 6th and 10th according to the rules that determine a period of 15 to 20 days after the death of the P APA for the beginning of the process. The tradition of choice says that it is made to closed doors dates back to the 11th century.
You cardinals will also discuss the ways of Catholic Church . It is likely that the next P APA Continue the synod started by the P APA FRANCISCO which discusses the future of the institution. THE pontiff He wanted the synod to continue until 2028.
This content was originally published in about 60 cardinals are in the Vatican for Pope Francis’ final rites on CNN Brazil.
Source: CNN Brasil
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