Benedict's Funeral and Sydney's World Youth Day
Benedict XVI will be buried on Thursday in the vestments he wore for the 2008 Sydney World Youth Day, Sydney Archbishop Anthony Fisher wrote on social media.
"What a wonderful tribute to how much he loved World Youth Day 2008 and Australia," Fisher exulted. To keep the funeral "simple," only two official delegations will be present, one from Germany and one from Italy.
After the funeral Mass, the coffin will be laid to rest in the crypt of the popes, near the tomb of Saint Peter.
Vatican Media images show the first faithful and the Italian regime, represented by President Sergio Mattarella, bidding farewell to Benedict XVI in St Peter's Basilica on Monday morning.
Picture: Vatican Media, #newsZhmiktgyvf
"What a wonderful tribute to how much he loved World Youth Day 2008 and Australia," Fisher exulted. To keep the funeral "simple," only two official delegations will be present, one from Germany and one from Italy.
After the funeral Mass, the coffin will be laid to rest in the crypt of the popes, near the tomb of Saint Peter.
Vatican Media images show the first faithful and the Italian regime, represented by President Sergio Mattarella, bidding farewell to Benedict XVI in St Peter's Basilica on Monday morning.
Picture: Vatican Media, #newsZhmiktgyvf