The crowds in St
Peter's Square for Pope Francis' funeral (VATICAN MEDIA Divisione Foto)
Cardinals thank attendees and organisers of Pope’s
funeral
The College of Cardinals expresses their gratitude to the
religious and political leaders who attended the Pope’s funeral on Saturday, as
well as the civil authorities who helped organise it.
By Vatican News
The College of Cardinals has thanked the heads of Churches
and representatives of Islam, Judaism, and other religions who participated in
Pope Francis' funeral on Saturday, as well as the heads of state and government
delegations that attended.
Their presence, the Cardinals said in a press release from the Holy See, was
“particularly appreciated," both as a "participation in the Church
and the Holy See’s pain over the loss of the Pontiff” and as a "tribute to
his unceasing commitment to faith, peace, and fraternity."
The Cardinals also thanked “the Italian authorities, the
City of Rome, the security services, the Civil Defence, the media, and all the
workers, including employees of the Holy See and the Governorate of the Vatican
City State,” who, they said, had enabled the events to unfold “calmly and with
order.”
The College of Cardinals ended their statement by thanking
the young people who had participated in Mass for the Jubilee of Teenagers over
the weekend, saying that they had shown the people of God “the face of a Church
alive with the life of its Risen Lord.”
Mourners line the
streets of Rome to bid farewell to Pope Francis (VATICAN MEDIA Divisione
Foto)
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