The “insistence” of the Pope Francis In working for the poor, it was incorporated into this Saturday’s funeral events (26), with groups of needy people invited to attend the service in St. Peter’s Square in the Vatican.
The guests were chosen by the Sant’Egidio charity and represented groups that Francis considered marginalized, including homeless people, migrants, poor and a group of transgender women who live in a convent in Rome.
Part of the marginalized people was also invited to align in the steps of Place of Final Restthe Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore, at the end of the funeral procession.
The Argentine Pope believed that “the poor have a privileged place in the heart of God,” according to a statement from the Holy Sent -issued before the funeral.
“For this reason, a group of poor and needy people will be present on the staircase that leads to the papal basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore to pay their last honors to Pope Francis before the burial of his coffin.”
Francisco, who chose his name in honor of St. Francis of Assisi, with his commitment to poverty, peace and nature, wanted to reflect his own dedication to the homeless and disadvantaged.
“Pope Francis did so much for people and me, people who are having a hard time, people who can’t even pay to wash their clothes,” said Anna Melnyk, a 30 -year -old Ukrainian who came to Rome before the war.
Melnyk used to use a laundry that the late Pope had created for needy people. “He made us feel part of his family, especially those of us who have no family,” he said to CNN .
66 -year -old Florian Gretz, who Camba near the Vatican for several years, told the time when Pope Francis invited homeless people to dinner at the Vatican Paulo Vatican room in 2023. “He treated us with respect and dignity, we sat at the table and ate with cutlery,” said Gretz. “Will the next Pope do this?” He asked.
This content was originally published in poor and marginalized groups participate in Pope Francis’ funeral on CNN Brazil.
Source: CNN Brasil
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