Pope Francis, five days of national mourning in Italy. The funeral on Saturday at 10

Tourists and pilgrims begin to arrive in St. Peter's Square

Tourists and pilgrims begin to fill Piazza San Pietro, where this morning the coffin with the pontiff's remains will be brought to procession by Santa Marta. Among them some school groups on a trip and a group of elderly people from Lecce. "We had organized the journey for some time, we did not expect to find ourselves here to give the last greeting to Pope Francis", explains Mrs. Anna to LaPresse, "we are still incredulous". There is also a group of faithful who arrives from Tehuacán, Mexico. "What did I like Pope Francis? He enchanted me his humility, his way of telling us things, but above all the most wonderful thing that finally leaves us is hope. The hope we are alive, of being loved by God and of having all the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ". Many journalists of the major international newspapers committed to telling the event. Law enforcement, civil protection and healthcare personnel presidency the square.

Rubio calls Parolin for the condolences of the United States

The US Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke with Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Secretary of State of the Holy See, to "express the most heartfelt condolences on behalf of the United States for the disappearance of His Holiness Pope Francis".

This was reported by the US State Department in a note. Rubio "expressed profound condolences to the Vatican and the world Catholic community". The secretary Rubio and Cardinal Parolin "reiterated the strong partnership between the United States and the Holy See". Rubio also "offered solidarity in this moment of mourning and transition for the Vatican and the Catholic Church".

La Russa: "Appeal on the dignity of migrants is a great message"

"There are two aspects, one is that of immigration that in his pastoral message cannot be different; the other is on the ways and on the dignity that must be kept to each migrant. I believe that that Pope's appeal is important, perhaps even more important than the theme of lawfulness or not of a controlled or less controlled immigration. The dignity and the relationship with migrants must take into account and take into account the Pope's great message". So the President of the Senate, Ignazio La Russa, at Tg2 Post.

Prefect of Rome: there are no red areas for funeral

"There are no red areas - said the prefect of Rome Lamberto Giannini at the end of the Provincial Committee for order and public safety that took place in the evening to take stock of the organization in view of the funeral of Pope Francis - but areas where checks and checks will be extended". The prefect then confirmed the presence of a 'no fly zone' in the Vatican area and the capital on the occasion of the funeral of the Holy Father.

Prefect of Rome: "Maxiskear in the San Pietro area for the Pope's funeral"

"For the pope's funeral there will be maxi screens along via della Conciliazione, in Piazza Pia and Piazza Risorgimento". The prefect of Rome said so, Lamberto Giannini, at the end of the Provincial Committee for public order and security. "Then as we go on - he added - if we were to perceive an even larger number of people, others will be positioned".

Metsola: He gave voice to the forgotten. Honor

The president of the European Parliament, Roberta Metsola, assured that the example and teachings of Pope Francis will be followed. "I had the privilege and the honor of meeting the Pope last October. We talked about peace, hope and the urgency to put the humanity to the center of all our action," he told the Tg2 post.

"Peace requires a daily commitment, he said, now we honor his inheritance 'bringing his words in our choices," he continued.

Metsola will participate in the funeral of the Pope on Saturday. "Not only as president of this parliament, but as Catholic and one of the people touched forever from his life," he explained.

Francesco was "the Pope of the people, more than a spiritual leader, a global voice for those who are too often forgotten", he underlined, "we will follow his example forever".

Ministry of Justice: Investigations on the phrases of the manager against the Pope

The head of the Department of Juvenile and Community Justice, Antonio Sangermano, immediately ordered "a cognitive investigation about the statements ascribed to the 'interim' manager of the Center for Juvenile Justice of Emilia-Romagna, Antonio Pappalardo against Pope Francis". This investigation is aimed at ascertaining whether they recall profiles of disciplinary liability against the aforementioned public official. The Ministry makes it known.

"They will be adopted - said the head of the department - all measures deemed necessary to preserve and protect the image and prestige of the administration of justice". According to reports from some parliamentarians, Pappalardo would have accused Pope Francis on social media of being "an 'antipope' that took possession of the church".

France: Saturday flags at half auction on public buildings

Saturday 26 April, the day of the funeral of Pope Francis, the flags will be at half auction on public buildings throughout France. Matignon made it known. "Following the death of Pope Francis, the government decided that the flags on public buildings will be exhibited at half auction on the day of its solemn funeral," announced the prime minister's office.

Mass for the Pope in New York in the cathedral of Saint Patrick

"For us cattiolics it was a death in the family": so the Cardinal Archbishop of New York, Timothy Dolan, evoked the figure of Pope Francis in one of the many masses in suffrage celebrated today in the United States in memory of the disappeared pontiff.

Dolan, whose prices as 'papabile' are considered on the rise by the Vaticanists, celebrated mass in the cathedral of Saint Patrick, in the presence of the mayor of New York, Eric Adams, the permanent observer of the Holy See at the UN, Monsignor Gabriele Caccia, and of spiritual representatives of the "Fedi di Abraham", Judaism and Islam.

Other masses will be celebrated by two other cardinals appointed by Pope Francis: the archbishop of Chicago Blase Cupich and the archbishop of Newark Joseph Tobin, both awarded the cardinal purple in 2016 by Francesco.

The purple are all leaving for Rome to participate on Saturday in the papal funeral and then to the election of Francesco's successor. Nine Usa will vote in the Conclave: in addition to Dolan, Cupich and Tobin, there are the former Archbishop of Washington Wilton Gregory and his successor Robert W. Mcelroy, then Robert Prevost, prefect of the Dicastery for the bishops, Daniel Di Nardo, Archbishop of Galveston-Houston, the Archpriest of Saint Paul outside the walls outside the walls outside the walls. James Harvey and Raymond Burke, prefect emeritus of the Supreme Court of the Apostolic Signature.

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