In an interview with CNN, Some European faithful reported on Saturday (26) that they directed “all night” to arrive in time from Pope Francis’ funeral.
Clemence Grange, from France, shared the night trip with the sisters and a friend. The group of four women left the city of Lyon on Friday night (25), at 7 pm local time (14h, Brasília time). Around 6am (local time), they arrived around the Vatican, feeling “joy”, but also sadness.
“We are grateful for Pope Francis’ life,” said Grange, 30, who saw the late Pope twice during his life as part of the World Youth Day of the Catholic Church. “He brought more justice to the church.”
She added that she was proud of her commitments to the environment and the poor.
Already Anita Althaus, 65, directed with a friend at night, from the region of the Black Forest in Germany, to arrive on time. They took 14 hours to reach Rome.
“I loved him from the first moment, because he was human, with such an open heart,” said Althaus, as soon as the funeral mass ended. “He always had love.”
Pope Francis’ death
Pope Francis, born Jorge Mario Bergoglio, took over the title of Pontiff in March 2013. He marked the history of the Catholic Church as the first Latin American Pope and the first Jesuit to occupy the position.
The pontiff died at age 88 after a stroke, followed by irreversible heart failure. Francisco’s funeral took place this Saturday (26) and lasted about two hours and ten minutes, bringing together over 250,000 people and heads of state around the world.
This content was originally published in faithful say they drove “all night” to Pope Francis’ funeral on the CNN Brazil website.
Source: CNN Brasil
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