THE mandarin was first included among the languages spoken during the Prayer of the faithful in a papal funeral. During the celebration of Francis This Saturday (26), the cardinals uttered a brief prayer in six languages: Italian, French, Arabic, Portuguese, Polish, German and Mandarin.
“In order for us gathered here, having celebrated the sacred mysteries, we can one day be called by Christ to enter his glorious kingdom,” read Cardinal Agostino Liu Bo.
During the papacy, Francis expressed the desire to visit China and the Vatican has tried to improve his relationship with Beijing in recent years.
Unable to visit China, Francisco went to Mongolia in 2023, where he met Catholics and Chinese bishops. In another initiative, the Argentine Pope appointed Giorgio Marengo as the first Mongol Cardinal in 2022.
Cardinal Marengo will be among those who will name Francisco’s successor at Conclave, which will begin in the days following Saturday’s funeral (26).
This content was originally published in Mandarin is first included in a Papa funeral on CNN Brazil.
Source: CNN Brasil
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