Pallbearers, subsequent to Swiss Guards, carry the coffin of the late Pope Francis as it’s transported from the chapel of Santa Marta to St Peter’s Basilica, following the Pope’s dying, within the Vatican on April 23, 2025. The Pope died of a stroke, the Vatican introduced hours after the dying on April 21, 2025, of the 88-year-old reformer who impressed devotion however riled traditionalists throughout 12 years main the Catholic Church. | Picture by Alberto PIZZOLI / AFP
MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos on Wednesday declared 4 days of nationwide mourning within the Philippines, Asia’s Catholic bastion, over the dying of Pope Francis.
The Philippine flag will probably be flown at half-mast in any respect authorities buildings and installations, Marcos stated in a presidential proclamation that declared a “interval of Nationwide Mourning efficient instantly till the burial of Pope Francis”.
“The passing of Pope Francis is a second of profound sorrow for the Catholic Church and for the Filipino individuals, who recognise him as a world chief of compassion and a tireless advocate for peace, justice and human dignity,” the president stated as he signed Proclamation 871, declaring the interval of nationwide mourning within the nation following the pontiff’s dying.
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Francis additionally held “a particular place within the hearts of the Filipino individuals”, Marcos added, citing the pontiff’s January 2015 go to to the Philippines the place he “provided consolation and solidarity to victims of Storm Yolanda (Haiyan), and celebrated the resilience of the Filipino devoted regardless of adversities”.
Pope Francis visited the Philippines in 2015, drawing thousands and thousands of devoted in one of many largest papal gatherings in historical past.
Francis, an brisk reformer who took over as chief of the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics in 2013, died on Monday aged 88.
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There are greater than 90 million Filipino Catholics, based on official estimates, making the Asian nation among the many most populous Catholic-majority nations on this planet.
Bells had been rung and requiem lots had been held at church buildings throughout the Philippines inside hours of the announcement of Francis’s dying.
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The President and First Girl Liza Araneta-Marcos will attend the Pope’s funeral at St. Peter’s Sq. within the Vatican Metropolis, scheduled at 10 a.m. (4 p.m. Manila time) on Saturday.
After the service, Pope Francis’ stays will probably be moved to St. Peter’s Basilica and later entombed on the Basilica of St. Mary Main.
Marcos is up to now the one Asian chief set to attend the pope’s funeral on Saturday. | With PNA report
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