An recess in the cathedral that was formerly used to store candelabra will serve as his equally modest burial. It will be labeled Franciscus, which is his papal name in Latin.
Pope Francis passed away at his cherished Casa Santa Marta home on Monday at the age of 88 due to a stroke and permanent heart failure. He had attended an Easter Sunday benediction in St.
Peter’s Square with large crowds in his last hours. Following five weeks of treatment for an illness that resulted in double pneumonia, the pope had just been released from the hospital.
The magnificent highway that leads to the Vatican, Via della Conciliazione, was lined with hundreds of people who sang songs, prayed, and shared experiences before the burial.
