Video the last road of Pope Francis. The coffin with his body, transported with the Papamobil to the Church of Santa Maria Maggiore, in the applause of the people
The coffin with Pope Francis's body was transported with a Papamobil to the Church of Maria Maggiore: Profimedia
Tens of thousands of people went out on the streets of Rome, on the route where the Papamobil passed with Pope Francis's body, to say goodbye to it. Often, in the filming transmitted by the Vatican News, people's applause was heard.
After the funerals that took place in Saint Peter Square, the coffin with Pope Francis's body was transported with a Papamobil to the Church of Saint Mary Maggiore, about 7 kilometers away from Saint Peter's basilica.
Pope Francis's Coffin is Being Driven through the thoouseands of People Lining the Streets.
This is the Last Time the Public Will See the Pope's Coffin Before it is Buried in Rome's Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore.https: //t.co/9c92ylfedp
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Pope Francis is buried today in the basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore (Saint Mary the Great) in Rome, as asked in the will. It thus becomes the first pope who is buried outside the Vatican, after Leon XIII, who died in 1903.
By choosing this place, Pope Francis, who asked to be buried “in the ground, simply, without particular decorations”.
The Church of Saint Mary Maggiore was dear to Francis because of his devotion to Maria, the Mother of God. He prayed there before leaving and returning from every trip abroad.
