It will be on Thursday, January 5 in Saint Peter’s Square and he will be buried in the Vatican caves.
Pope Francis will preside over the funeral of Pope Emeritus, Benedict XVI, next Thursday, January 5 at 9:30 am, according to the director of the Vatican Press Office, Matteo Bruni.
The emeritus pope passed away at the age of 95 this Saturday, December 31 at 9:34 a.m. », reported the director of the Vatican press office, Matteo Bruni.
Said funeral, “following the desire of the Pope emeritus, will be celebrated in a simple way,” Bruni said.
The body of Benedict XVI will be exposed in the Basilica of Saint Peter in the Vatican where he will be honored by the faithful who want to come and say goodbye to him starting this Monday.
The health conditions of Benedict XVI worsened last Wednesday, as Francis announced at the general audience, who realized that he was “very ill.”
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