ROME — Pope Francis revised the funeral rites that will be used when he dies, simplifying the rituals to emphasize his role as a mere bishop and allowing for burial outside the Vatican in keeping with his wishes.

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Pope Francis has approved new rites for his own funeral for when he dies to simplify rituals and be buried outside the Vatican.

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The Vatican approved this Wednesday (November 20, 2024) a text that reformulates papal funeral rites. With the decision, it is no longer mandatory for the pontiffs to be buried in 3 interconnected coffins made of cypress, lead and oak. The liturgical book with the new rules will replace the previous edition, published in 2000 by Pope John Paul II. The change was a request from Pope Francis, who chose to be buried in a simple zinc-coated wooden c…

O Vaticano aprovou nesta 4ª feira (20.nov.2024) um texto que reformula os ritos fúnebres papais. Com a decisão, deixa de ser obrigatório que os pontífices sejam enterrados em 3 caixões interligados de chipre, chumbo e carvalho. O livro litúrgico com as novas regras substituirá a edição anterior, publicada em 2000 pelo papa João Paulo 2º.  A mudança foi um pedido do Papa Francisco, que optou por ser enterrado em um caixão simples de madeira reves…

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(RNS) — After the funeral of his predecessor, Benedict XVI, the pope asked that the protocols for papal funerals be revised to evoke the idea of a pastor and bishop, not of a powerful ruler. The post Pope Francis approves simpler, quicker procedures for papal funerals appeared first on RNS.

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