Thursday 5th of January, 2023
The Pope Emeritus who retired, Pope Benedict XVI
died at Mater Ecclesiae Monastery on Friday 12/30/2022
WHERE: St. Peter's Basilica
9:30 a.m. (Rome time zone) [ 3 - 5 a.m. Eastern Time ]
After the Funeral Mass celebrated by current Pope
Francis, there will be a Final Commendation and Valediction
of the retired/emeritus Pope and his burial will take place
in the Catacombs / Vatican Grottos.
expected to attend are 50,000 visitors to the capital of Italy
and to Vatican City
The U.S. ambassador to the Vatican is
former Senator (IN) Joe Donnelly of Granger, IN
who was confirmed by the U.S. Senate after the election
of Joseph Biden (himself a practicing Catholic) in 2021.
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