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Map indicating countries that sent official dignitaries at the funeral of Pope John Paul II. This is a list of dignitaries at the state funeral of Pope John Paul II.After the death of Pope John Paul II on 2 April 2005, in Vatican City, and before official invitations were sent by the College of Cardinals, almost 200 countries expressed interest in sending representatives to his funeral.
On 2 April 2005, at 21:37 UTC, Pope John Paul II died at the age of 84. His funeral was held on 8 April, followed by the novendiales devotional in which the Catholic Church observed nine days of mourning. [1] In February 1996 Pope John Paul II had introduced revisions to papal funeral ceremonies, including changes to repose and burial formalities.
The 87-year-old pontiff – who turns 88 next month – enacted a new set of liturgical rites aimed at modernizing the Catholic Church that scraps lengthy, garish funeral practices his ...
William Clark Hughes, Louisiana politician, was born in Rocky Mount. [3] References This page was last edited on 28 July 2023, at 05:04 (UTC). Text is ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 12 February 2025. Head of the Catholic Church from 2005 to 2013 Pope Benedict XVI Bishop of Rome Benedict XVI in 2010 Church Catholic Church Papacy began 19 April 2005 Papacy ended 28 February 2013 Predecessor John Paul II Successor Francis Previous post(s) Dean of the College of Cardinals (2002 ...
Scottish actor Callum Kerr is speaking out after the brutal slayings of his mother and stepfather.. Callum, 30, shared a statement, which speaks for several members of the couple’s family, on ...
The Rocky Mount Telegram is an American, English language daily newspaper based in Rocky Mount, North Carolina. History
Funeral of Pope John Paul II at the Vatican in April 2005, presided over by Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, the future Pope Benedict XVI. The current regulations regarding a papal interregnum—that is, a sede vacante ("vacant seat")—were promulgated by Pope John Paul II in his 1996 document Universi Dominici Gregis.