Worldwide mourns: monarchs and heads of state after the death of Pope Francis

Worldwide mourns: monarchs and heads of state after the death of Pope Francis

Pope Francis died on Easter Monday at the age of 88, as the Vatican announced at 7:35 a.m. The death of the head of around 1.4 billion Catholics worldwide has triggered grief and dismay, especially in the European royal houses. In Monaco, where Prince Albert II and Princess Charlène and Princess Caroline took part in a commemorative fair, the grief of the loss of the Pope becomes clear. Krone also reports that Prince William on behalf of King Charles III. will take part in the funeral service.

In the episode of the death of Pope Francis, funeral celebrations are in preparation worldwide. Camerlengo, currently Cardinal Kevin Farrell, will officially determine death and organize the funeral service. Immediately after the death, the pope's seal ring is removed and its study is sealed, while the time until the choice of a new Pope is referred to as a sedism vacancy, which means "empty chair". During this phase, no important decisions may be made, which puts the Catholic Church into temporary leadership. Tagesschau added that only representatives of the State Secretary and Dikasterien will remain in office.

International grief and preparations for funding

The death of Pope Francis has not only found a response worldwide. Monarchs such as Belgium's King Philippe and Queen Mathilde have already announced their participation in the funeral celebrations next Saturday in Rome, followed by Spain's King Felipe VI. and Queen Letizia. King Carl Gustaf and Queen Silvia from Sweden are also expected in Rome. Krone informs that even the heads of state of Ukraine and France, Wolodymyr Selenskyj and Emmanuel Macron, as well as EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will arrive.

The burial of the late Pope is expected to be carried out in the basilica Santa Maria Maggiore, not in St. Peter's Basilica, which speaks for a significant farewell to a Pope that led the World Church over a decade. After the funeral service, the body is introduced, followed by a ritual prayer, whereby the celebrations can last for several days. [Voice] (https://www.svection.de/leben/panorama/papst-franziskus--tot-beit-vatikan-ostermontag-conk-concrete-chief Katholische-Art-5045254) can be emphasized that the choice of successor is complex, with the election authorization to be limited to cardinals under 80, many of which are limited by Francis were appointed.

The way to the next Pope

The Cardinal College, which currently consists of 252 members, will regulate ongoing business and preparations for the election of the new Pope during the Sedisvacanz. A new Pope is elected in the Sistine chapel, where the cardinals entitled to vote come together in a conclave. The choice can be quick or lengthy, there is no time limit. A two -thirds majority is required to choose a new Pope. After the election, the result is announced by the burning of the ballot papers: black smoke does not signal, while white smoke means the choice of a new head of the Roman Catholic Church.

This transitional process is marked in the history of the Catholic Church, since after the election of the new Pope announces its name and granted the first apostolic blessing "Urbi et orbi".