Africa-Press – Eswatini. Pope Francis, the late Catholic Church leader will be buried on Saturday,the British Broadcasting Corporation(BBC) reported on Tuesday quoting the Vatican.
The Vatican, according to the BBC, also released images of the Pope in an open coffin and, dressed in a red robe with the papal mitre on his head and a rosary in his hands.He will be taken to St Peter’s Basilica on Wednesday morning,where his casket will remain until burial to enable the public to pay their respects.
Eswatini main liberation party, the People’s United Democratic Movement(PUDEMO) released a statement, expressing condolences on the passing of Pope Francis.
“We particularly send our condolence to the Vatican, all followers of the Catholic faith and the rest of humanity.His Holiness’s passing is a great loss, not only to Catholic faithful across the world but to humanity as he was a strong moral voice against the senseless wars,economic exploitation and inequalities that have come to define the world we live in under capitalism.Pope Francis was a shining example of what it is to be a man of peace, a man of the people, a moral leader of the world, an activist for justice yet remains firmly grounded in his faith characterized by humanity, humility and empathy. While the world mourns the loss of a spiritual leader PUDEMO mourns a voice of conscience, a voice for the voiceless, a man of wisdom,” reads the statement in part, released by PUDEMO Secretary General Penuel Malinga on Tuesday.
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