{"id":55366,"date":"2025-04-27T20:28:27","date_gmt":"2025-04-27T20:28:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/lesotho\/all-news\/visitors-pay-their-respects-at-pope-francis-tomb"},"modified":"2025-05-09T09:52:29","modified_gmt":"2025-05-09T09:52:29","slug":"visitors-pay-their-respects-at-pope-francis-tomb","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/lesotho\/all-news\/visitors-pay-their-respects-at-pope-francis-tomb","title":{"rendered":"Visitors pay their respects at Pope Francis&#8217; tomb"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Lesotho. <\/strong><\/span>Roman Catholic faithful began visiting the tomb of Pope Francis on Sunday, filing past the simple white tomb in St. Mary Major Basilica a day after he was bade farewell by the powerful of the world and a crowd of hundreds of thousands.<\/p>\n<p>A single white rose was placed on the tomb that said \u201cFranciscus&#8221; \u2014 the pope&#8217;s name in Latin.<\/p>\n<p>A light cast its warm glow over the tomb and a reproduction of the late pontiff&#8217;s pectoral cross on the wall above it.<\/p>\n<p>People filed past, many crossing themselves or snapping photos with their phones.<\/p>\n<p>Ushers urged them to keep moving to accommodate the thousands who flocked to the Rome basilica to see the tomb, forming a long line outside.<\/p>\n<p>The tomb was opened on the second of nine days of official mourning for Francis, after which a conclave will be held to elect the next pope.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, a special Mass was held in St. Peter&#8217;s Square led by Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican&#8217;s secretary of state.<\/p>\n<p>Parolin is considered a possible contender to be the next pope due to his prominence in the Catholic hierarchy.<\/p>\n<p>No date has yet been set for the conclave, but it must start by May 10.<\/p>\n<p>Cardinals who traveled to Rome for Francis&#8217; funeral will be meeting regularly this week ahead of the conclave as they start to chart a way forward for the 1.4 billion-strong Catholic Church.<\/p>\n<p>Pope Francis chose his place of burial in St. Mary Major Basilica, near an icon of the Madonna that he revered, because it reflects his \u201chumble, simple and essential&#8221; life, the archbishop who administers the basilica said Friday.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Lesotho<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Lesotho. 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