All of the ways Pope Francis's funeral will break with tradition today - Liverpool Echo

He had simplified the procedures even further, but much of the work had been done by those who came before him

Pope Francis's funeral breaks tradition in four major ways as centuries-old practices shunned

Pope Francis's funeral has broken from tradition in four major ways in a reflection of his position as "the people's Pope".Some 200,000 people attended the event which saw dignitaries from around the world come to mourn the loss of His Holiness.His Holiness died on Monday, aged 88, following a stroke.Following a number of days on display at St Peter's Basilica for public viewing, a funeral mass in St Peter's Square to honour the pontiff was atte…

All of the ways Pope Francis's funeral will break with tradition today - Liverpool Echo

A number of details of the funeral will be distinctly different from his predecessors

On Easter Monday Pope Francis died. On Saturday the funeral takes place. However, a ceremony is reserved for a small circle of people.

The Pope wished them to be simpler than in the past. ...

What to Know About the Papal Funeral - The Thinking Conservative

Francis’s funeral will be held on April 26, at 10 a.m. local time, 4 a.m. ET, on the parvis, the platformed area and steps just outside St. Peter’s Basilica. The post What to Know About the Papal Funeral appeared first on The Thinking Conservative.