Hundreds of thousands of people gathered in São Pedro Square this Sunday (27), one day after Pope Francis’ funeral, for a ceremony in his honor, in the second of the nine official days of mourning of the Catholic Church.
But instead of world leaders such as US President Donald Trump, who attended the funeral, the vast square and the surrounding streets, according to Italian police estimates, with over 200,000 people, most of them, many wearing uniforms of scout or color t -shirts.
Groups from all over Italy and several other countries planned to go to Rome for the ceremony that would proclaim the first Catholic saint of the millennial generation, but canonization was postponed after the pontiff’s death.
Instead of honoring Carlo Acutis, a young Italian who died of leukemia at age 15 in 2006, they now honored Francisco, who died at the age of 88 on April 21, after 12 years ahead of the 1.4 billion faithful church.
Before this Sunday’s Mass, the multitude of young people crowded on the main avenue of Rome towards the Vatican.
Shouts of “Viva Francesco” (Viva Francisco) and “Il Gioventu del Papa” (the Pope’s youth) were heard.
Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican Secretary of State, led the ceremony.
In his sermon, he told the young people present that they should cling to their feelings of regret for Francis’ death to “welcome their legacy and make it part of our lives.”
This content was originally published in more than 200,000 people participate in honor of Pope Francis on CNN Brazil.
Source: CNN Brasil
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