On Wednesday, April 23, local newspapers reported on events in the Vatican City state, where preparations continue to expel Pope Francis, who died on Monday, April 21.
Source: UGC
One of the newspapers highlighted the expected international leaders at St Peter’s Stadium for the pope’s burial.
1. Daily Nation
The newspaper focused on plans in the Vatican for the funeral of Pope Francis, who gave up on Easter Monday, April 21.
The late funeral Mass will take place on Saturday, April 26, at St Peter’s Square Stadium at 10 am, and concluded by fathers, cardinals, bishops, bishops and priests from around the world.
The body of the late Pope will be taken to St. Peter’s Cathedral and then taken to the Church of St. Mary Major for burial.
Many international leaders are expected at the funeral.
President Sergio Mattarella and Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, both Italian, will host their peers.
The rest is the president of the United States, Donald Trump and the wife of President Melania Trump, Prime Minister Keir Starmer (England), President Emmanuel Macron (France), President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and outgoing Chancellor Olaf Scholz (Germany), President Javier Milei (Argentina), King Philippe and Queen Mathilde (Belgian), President Luiz Luiz Lula Da Lula Da Silvan Da Silvan Da Brazil Udaye Silvan Le Silvan (European Commission), President Antonio Costa (Council of Europe), President Roberta Metsola (European Parliament), President Jose Ramos-Horta and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Coo-Poration Figito Freitas (East Timor), President Tamas Sulyok (Hungary), President Edgars Rinke-Vics (Latvia), Nauseda (Lithunia), President Andrzej Dudae (Poland), transitional president Andrzej Dudae (Poland), transitional president Kelo-Katter (Switzerland Katter Katter).
2. People Daily
The newspaper highlighted the next vote in the Vatican.
Kenya will not be represented at the Vatican College Conference in the Vatican, which is scheduled to take place within the next two to three weeks to elect a new Pope.
John Cardinal Njue, who was raised as Cardinal by Pope Benedict XVI in 2007, following Cardinal Maurice Otunga, is now 81 years old and is not eligible to vote.
Cardinal Njue resigned as Archbishop of Nairobi in 2021 when he turned 75, as prescribed by the Church law, and has since had low status due to health issues.
He was part of a conference that nominated Pope Francis in 2013.
Cardinals who are eligible to vote in the Pope’s election must be under the age of 80.
The possibility that the African Papa is on Ghana Cardinal Peter Kodwo Appiah Turkson, a 76 -year -old Vatican official who was Pope Francisko’s close adviser on issues such as climate change and gained popularity by attending multiple conferences on his behalf.
In 2016, Pope Francis reorganized the Turkson department, linking it to three others, which resulted in tensions between Turkson and another Cardinal.
Turkson resigned from this post in 2021 and now leads two papal colleges based on science and social sciences.
Another expected African candidate is Cardinal Robert Sarah, 79, from Guinea.
He is known for his strong position on traditional Catholic doctrines on sexual values, the sanctity of life, and opposition to strong Islamic ideology.
Sarah has expressed support for the pre -Vatican Liturgy II while advocating for collective learning and harmony between the various liturgical traditions.
3. Nation today
4.The Standard
Source: TUKO.co.ke
