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ðĒðĄ ð§ðð ððĻðĨððð ðĒð ð ðĢðĒðĢð: Everything You Should Know
When a Pope dies, centuries-old traditions unfold with deep reverence. Here's what happens:
1. ðððŋðķðŪðđ ð§ðķðšðēðđðķðŧðē
The Pope must be buried between the 4th and 6th day after his death. For example, Pope Benedict XVI passed on December 31, 2022, and was buried on January 5, 2023 — six days later.
Before the burial:
His body is typically placed in the Clementine Chapel inside St. Peter’s Basilica for public veneration.
The funeral Mass is then held either at the main altar inside or outside in St. Peter’s Square.
2. ð§ðĩðē ð§ðŋðŪðąðķððķðžðŧ ðžðģ ð§ðĩðŋðēðē ððžðģðģðķðŧð: Why So Many?
The Pope is laid to rest in three coffins, each with symbolic meaning:
Cypress Coffin: Symbolizes humility — a reminder that even the Pope is a simple man before God.
Inside:
A copy of the funeral Mass
Three bags of gold, silver, and copper coins — each coin representing a year of his pontificate.
(Not to bribe the gate of heaven! Just a powerful symbol of legacy.)
Lead (Zinc) Coffin: Represents the endurance of papal authority.
Inside:
Documents sealed with the Pope’s official seal.
His name, pontificate dates, and a skull and crossbones engraved on the lid.
Elm (or Oak) Coffin: Symbolizes dignity and nobility.
A parchment scroll in a copper tube listing the Pope’s key achievements is placed inside.
The coffin is sealed with golden nails and tied with violet silk ropes, then stamped with wax seals of the Chamberlain and the Cardinal Dean.
3. ðŠðĩð ðĨðēðą ððĩðŪðððŊðđðēð?
Popes are traditionally buried in red vestments. Red signifies a readiness to shed blood for the faith, and recalls the Passion of Christ and the martyrs of the Church.
4. ðŠðĩð ðĨðēðą ðĶðĩðžðēð?
Red shoes are an ancient papal tradition, symbolizing:
The Pope’s authority
Christ’s sacrifice
The martyrs’ blood
Popes like Paul VI, John Paul I, and John Paul II were buried in red shoes.
Pope Benedict XVI set his aside after resigning and wasn’t buried with them.
Pope Francis, in his humility, chose to wear simple black shoes throughout his pontificate.
5. ðŠðĩðēðŋðē ððŋðē ðĢðžð―ðēð ðððŋðķðēðą?
Most Popes are buried in the Vatican Grottoes beneath St. Peter’s Basilica.
91 Popes rest there today.
Visitors can see the tombs along the basilica’s lower corridors.
Pope Benedict XVI was buried in the former tomb of John Paul II, who was moved after his canonization.
Pope Francis will follow this tradition.
6. ðŠðĩðŪð ððŪð―ð―ðēðŧð ð§ðž ð§ðĩðē ðĢðžð―ðē’ð ðĨðķðŧðī?
The Fisherman’s Ring, a symbol of papal authority, is destroyed by the Camerlengo after the Pope’s death — in the presence of cardinals.
Why?
To prevent forgery
To mark the end of the Pope’s authority
7. ðŠðĩðž ð§ðŪðļðēð ððĩðŪðŋðīðē ððģððēðŋ ð§ðĩðē ðĢðžð―ðē ððķðēð?
The Camerlengo, or Chamberlain, assumes temporary authority over Vatican affairs.
He certifies the death
Oversees burial rites
Organizes the Conclave for electing the next Pope
Summons all cardinals to Rome
8. ðŠðĩðž ððēðđðēðŊðŋðŪððēð ð§ðĩðē ðððŧðēðŋðŪðđ ð ðŪðð?
The Dean of the College of Cardinals traditionally leads the funeral.
Example: Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger (later Pope Benedict XVI) celebrated Pope John Paul II’s funeral in 2005.
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Funeral Arrangements for Pope Francis
The Vatican has confirmed that *Pope Francis' funeral* will be held on *Friday, April 25, 2025*, at *9:30 a.m. Vatican time (3:30 a.m. ET)* in *St. Peter’s Square*, presided over by *Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re*, the Dean of the College of Cardinals.
*Key Details:*
1. *Public Viewing & Mourning Period*
- His body will lie in state in *St. Peter’s Basilica* from *Tuesday, April 22*, allowing pilgrims to pay their respects.
- The Vatican expects *millions of mourners*, with Italy and Rome increasing security measures.
2. *Burial Location*
- Contrary to tradition (most popes are buried in St. Peter’s grottoes), Francis requested *a simple burial in Rome’s Basilica of St. Mary Major*, where he often prayed before the icon of *Salus Populi Romani*.
3. *Global Dignitaries Attending*
- Over *100 world leaders* are expected, including:
- *U.S. Vice President JD Vance* (leading the American delegation)
- *Argentina’s President Javier Milei* (Francis’ home country)
- *King Charles III & Prince William* (UK)
- *French President Emmanuel Macron*
- *Brazil’s President Lula da Silva*
4. *Conclave Timeline*
- The *Sistine Chapel conclave* to elect a new pope will begin *April 28*, with 117 cardinals voting.
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āŠŠોāŠŠ āŠŦ્āŠ°ાāŠĻ્āŠļિāŠļ āŠŪાāŠે āŠ ંāŠĪિāŠŪ āŠļંāŠļ્āŠાāŠ°āŠĻી āŠĩ્āŠŊāŠĩāŠļ્āŠĨા
āŠĩેāŠિāŠāŠĻે āŠŠુāŠ·્āŠિ āŠāŠŠી āŠે āŠે *āŠŠોāŠŠ āŠŦ્āŠ°ાāŠĻ્āŠļિāŠļāŠĻા āŠ ંāŠĪિāŠŪ āŠļંāŠļ્āŠાāŠ°* *āŠķુāŠ્āŠ°āŠĩાāŠ°, 25 āŠāŠŠ્āŠ°િāŠē, 2025* āŠĻા āŠ°ોāŠ, āŠĩેāŠિāŠāŠĻ āŠļāŠŪāŠŊ āŠŠ્āŠ°āŠŪાāŠĢે *9:30 āŠĩાāŠ્āŠŊે (3:30 ET)* *āŠļેāŠĻ્āŠ āŠŠીāŠāа્āŠļ āŠļ્āŠ્āŠĩેāŠ°* āŠાāŠĪે āŠŊોāŠાāŠķે, āŠેāŠĻી āŠ āŠ§્āŠŊāŠ્āŠ·āŠĪા *āŠાāŠ°્āŠĄિāŠĻāŠē āŠીāŠāŠĩાāŠĻ્āŠĻી āŠŽāŠ્āŠીāŠļ્āŠા āŠ°ે*, āŠોāŠēેāŠ āŠāŠŦ āŠાāŠ°્āŠĄિāŠĻāŠē્āŠļāŠĻા āŠĄીāŠĻ āŠāаāŠķે.
*āŠŪુāŠ્āŠŊ āŠĩિāŠāŠĪો:*
1. *āŠાāŠđેāŠ° āŠĶāŠ°્āŠķāŠĻ āŠ āŠĻે āŠķોāŠāŠĻો āŠļāŠŪāŠŊāŠાāŠģો*
- āŠĪેāŠŪāŠĻા āŠķāŠ°ીāŠ°āŠĻે *āŠŪંāŠāŠģāŠĩાāŠ°, 22 āŠāŠŠ્āŠ°િāŠē* āŠĨી *āŠļેāŠĻ્āŠ āŠŠીāŠāа્āŠļ āŠŽેāŠļિāŠēિāŠાāŠŪાં* āŠ°ાāŠāŠĩાāŠŪાં āŠāŠĩāŠķે, āŠેāŠĻાāŠĨી āŠŊાāŠĪ્āŠ°ાāŠģુāŠ āŠķ્āŠ°āŠĶ્āŠ§ાંāŠāŠēિ āŠāŠŠી āŠķāŠāŠķે.
- āŠĩેāŠિāŠāŠĻ *āŠēાāŠો āŠķોāŠāŠ્āŠ°āŠļ્āŠĪો* āŠĻી āŠ āŠŠેāŠ્āŠ·ા āŠ°ાāŠે āŠે, āŠેāŠŪાં āŠāŠાāŠēી āŠ āŠĻે āŠ°ોāŠŪ āŠĶ્āŠĩાāŠ°ા āŠļુāŠ°āŠ્āŠ·ા āŠŠāŠāŠēાં āŠĩāŠ§ાāŠ°āŠĩાāŠŪાં āŠāŠĩāŠķે.
2. *āŠĶāŠŦāŠĻ āŠļ્āŠĨāŠģ*
- āŠŠāŠ°ંāŠŠāŠ°ાāŠĨી āŠĩિāŠŠāŠ°ીāŠĪ (āŠŪોāŠાāŠાāŠāŠĻા āŠŠોāŠŠોāŠĻે āŠļેāŠĻ્āŠ āŠŠીāŠāаāŠĻા āŠુāŠŦાāŠāŠŪાં āŠĶāŠŦāŠĻાāŠĩāŠĩાāŠŪાં āŠāŠĩે āŠે), āŠŦ્āŠ°ાāŠĻ્āŠļિāŠļે *āŠ°ોāŠŪāŠĻા āŠŽેāŠļિāŠēિāŠાāŠĻા āŠļેāŠĻ્āŠ āŠŪેāŠ°ી āŠŪેāŠāа* āŠŪાં āŠļાāŠĶું āŠĶāŠŦāŠĻāŠĩિāŠ§િ āŠāаāŠĩાāŠĻી āŠĩિāŠĻંāŠĪી āŠāаી, āŠ્āŠŊાં āŠĪેāŠ āŠāŠĢીāŠĩાāŠ° *āŠļેāŠēુāŠļ āŠŠોāŠŠુāŠēી āŠ°ોāŠŪાāŠĻી* āŠĻા āŠŠ્āŠ°āŠĪિāŠŪા āŠļāŠŪāŠ્āŠ· āŠŠ્āŠ°ાāŠ°્āŠĨāŠĻા āŠāаāŠĪા āŠđāŠĪા.
3. *āŠĩૈāŠķ્āŠĩિāŠ āŠŪāŠđાāŠĻુāŠાāŠĩો āŠđાāŠāаી āŠāŠŠāŠķે*
- *100 āŠĨી āŠĩāŠ§ુ āŠĩિāŠķ્āŠĩ āŠĻેāŠĪાāŠ* āŠĻી āŠ āŠŠેāŠ્āŠ·ા āŠે, āŠેāŠŪાં āŠĻીāŠેāŠĻાāŠĻો āŠļāŠŪાāŠĩેāŠķ āŠĨાāŠŊ āŠે:
- *āŠŊુ.āŠāŠļ. āŠāŠŠāŠŠ્āŠ°āŠŪુāŠ āŠેāŠĄી āŠĩાāŠĻ્āŠļ* (āŠ āŠŪેāŠ°િāŠāŠĻ āŠŠ્āŠ°āŠĪિāŠĻિāŠ§િāŠŪંāŠĄāŠģāŠĻું āŠĻેāŠĪૃāŠĪ્āŠĩ)
- *āŠāа્āŠેāŠĻ્āŠિāŠĻાāŠĻા āŠ°ાāŠ·્āŠ્āŠ°āŠŠāŠĪિ āŠેāŠĩિāŠŊāŠ° āŠŪિāŠēે* (āŠŦ્āŠ°ાāŠĻ્āŠļિāŠļāŠĻું āŠĩāŠĪāŠĻ)
- *āŠિંāŠ āŠાāŠ°્āŠē્āŠļ III āŠ āŠĻે āŠŠ્āŠ°િāŠĻ્āŠļ āŠĩિāŠēિāŠŊāŠŪ* (āŠŊુāŠે)
- *āŠŦ્āŠ°ેāŠĻ્āŠ āŠ°ાāŠ·્āŠ્āŠ°āŠŠāŠĪિ āŠāŠŪેāŠĻ્āŠŊુāŠ āŠē āŠŪેāŠ્āŠ°ોāŠĻ*
- *āŠŽ્āŠ°ાāŠિāŠēāŠĻા āŠ°ાāŠ·્āŠ્āŠ°āŠŠāŠĪિ āŠēુāŠēા āŠĶા āŠļિāŠē્āŠĩા*
4. *āŠોāŠĻāŠ્āŠēેāŠĩ āŠļāŠŪāŠŊāŠ°ેāŠા*
- āŠĻāŠĩા āŠŠોāŠŠāŠĻે āŠŠāŠļંāŠĶ āŠāаāŠĩા āŠŪાāŠે *āŠļિāŠļ્āŠાāŠāŠĻ āŠેāŠŠāŠē āŠોāŠĻ્āŠ્āŠēેāŠĩ* *28 āŠāŠŠ્āŠ°િāŠē* āŠĨી āŠķāŠ°ૂ āŠĨāŠķે, āŠેāŠŪાં 117 āŠાāŠ°્āŠĄિāŠĻāŠē્āŠļ āŠŪāŠĪāŠĶાāŠĻ āŠāаāŠķે.
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