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More than 50 heads of state and 10 monarchs will attend the funeral; They estimate the presence of at least 200 thousand people in the streets of Rome
EDITORIAL, CANTON GROUP
Mexico City.- After three days open, the burning chapel, in the basilica of Saint Peterwhere the faithful Catholics attended to say goodbye to papa Francisco, closed its doors, awaiting the funeral ceremony which will take place this Saturday, April 26; Unofficial data indicate that around 250 thousand people attended.
With the closing of the coffin which was in a private ceremony, the organization of his funeral entered its final stage, it is only expected to be formal.
For the funeral, the presence of more than 50 heads of state and 10 monarchs is expected, who have already confirmed their attendance; on the part of Mexico will be the owner of the Secretary of the Interior (Segob), Rosa Icela Rodríguez, who represents the head of the Executive.
For the funeral, the funeral procession will travel approximately six kilometers through the streets of Roma to where the final resting place of the pontiff will be, on the way we will pass historical and representative monuments of the Italian capital such as the Roman Colosseum; It will be the first burial of a pope outside the Vatican for more than 120 years, with the XIII lion in 1903, since it will take place in the basilica of Santa María la Mayor.
In what will be the route of the mortal remains of the pontiffwhich will take place after a mass, the Italian authorities ordered a strong operation of securityattendees on Roman roads will be able to watch the funeral march through giant screens placed in various parts of the city.
The authorities of Italia They estimate that there will be at least 200 thousand people who will gather to witness the journey.
The official delegations will occupy the right side facing the basilica. In the first row will be the presidents of Argentina, Javier Mileyand of Italia, Sergio Mattarella; in addition to the American president Donald Trumpof France, Emmanuel Macronthe kings Felipe VI and Letizia of Spain; of Brazil Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
The presidents of Germany, Frank Walter Steinmeier; of Poland, Andrzej Duda; of Ukraine, Volodimir Zelenskyof Ireland, Micheal D. Higgins and of Hungary, Tamas Sulyok.
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