Last route to Pope Francis through the heart of Rome

The body of Pope Francis This Saturday, he will be transferred from the Basilica of San Pedro to the Basilica of Santa María the Mayor. It is the historical and emblematic path that the coffin will follow, its last farewell to faithful arriving from the whole world. Everything is prepared in Rome for the funeral of this Saturday.

The streets of the tour remain reduced to traffic, in the midst of a large deployment of police security. Okdiario has done the same route that will follow the funeral delegation this Saturday, a route that crosses the heart of Rome.

This Friday afternoon, when the Basilica of San Pedro was already closed, some faithful went to the basilica of the mayor of Santa María. At the end of the afternoon, you could see a group of singing young people, the jubilee and honoring Father Francisco.

On the Plaza of this basilica, there was an abundant congregation of people, while at 8:30 p.m. The coffin with the body of Pope Francis was closed strictly after the ritual established for the funeral of the pontiffs. The ceremony was chaired by Camarlengo Farrell. Meanwhile, in Santa María la Mayor, the rosary was prayed.

In the streets of Rome, the intense police system is visible. Despite this, the city flows thanks to a security deployment designed in millimeter, when the celebration of the jubilee was planned for months.

This Saturday, on the staircase of the basilica of the mayor of Santa María, they will wait for the coffin with Pope Francis 40 people of disadvantaged minorities to which the pontiff particularly supported: poor, refugees, transsexuals … The Holy See wanted to symbolize the will of Francisco: The Humble in front of the powerful.