Several Latin American countries have declared national mourning days in honor of Pope Francis, the first pontiff of the region.
The leader of the Catholic Church died on Monday (21) after a stroke and heart failure.
Several heads of state, including Presidents Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Javier Milei, must attend the funeral of Francisco. See the full list in this article.
THE Brazil which has the largest Catholic population in the world, with 116 million people, declared seven days of mourning.
THE Argentina Francisco’s home country, will also have seven days of mourning.
Peru and Ecuador They announced three days of mourning from today. Peruvian President Dina Boluarte expressed the “most felt condolences to the Catholic world” after the Pope’s death.
THE Paraguay It will have five days of national mourning from today by order of President Santiago Peña.
Cuba He declared mourning from the morning of Wednesday (23) until noon of Thursday (24), during which the national flag will be raised in half mast, according to the newspaper Granma of the Communist Party of Cuba.
Francisco played a key role in diplomatic relations between Cuba and the US in 2014, making personal appeals to then -President Barack Obama and Cuban leaders. He received both sides for Vatican conversations.
The dictator of Venezuela Nicolás Maduro, declared official mourning of three days, according to an official government report that referred to Francisco as a “friend of the Venezuelan people who represented the greatest values of humanity.”
Panama and Costa Rica They also declared days of national mourning.
This content was originally published in Latin American countries declare national mourning after Pope Francis’ death on the CNN Brazil website.
Source: CNN Brasil
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