Pope Francis death latest: Anonymous benefactor to pay for funeral

Monsignor Rolandas Makrickas is the only one mentioned in the will of Francis. A benefactor should cover the cost of the tomb, Francis is said to have told him - it could have been the deceased Pope himself.

Pope Francis death latest: Anonymous benefactor to pay for funeral

An anonymous benefactor will pay for the cost of Pope Francis’s funeral, the Vatican has said.

Supposedly it could be Silvio Berlusconi, former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, who died in 2023. Berlusconi had good connections with the Vatican. Normally, the funeral ceremony and the funeral of a Pope are paid by the Vatican. Francis, however, has decided that the cost of his grave will be borne by an anonymous benefactor. Instructions for burial by the Pope himselfIn addition, he decided not to be buried in St. Peter's Basilica b…

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The will of Pope Francis, written on June 29, 2022, in which the pontiff expressed his last wishes, is marked by the austerity that characterized him. In turn, there is one fact that no one has overlooked and that is that, the Holy Father explains that the person who will be responsible for the respective funeral payments will be an anonymous benefactor, once again skipping the tradition of the Holy See taking care of the expenses.

Pope Francis, who died Monday at the age of 88, will be buried at the Basilica of Saint Mary Major on Saturday, April 26.