Alongside world leaders and reigning monarchs, an estimated 400,000 people turned out on Saturday for the Argentine pontiff's funeral at the Vatican and burial in Rome.
Many of those mourning the late pope, who died on Monday aged 88, expressed anxiety about who would succeed him.
“I’m worried about what’s coming.”
Held behind locked doors in the frescoed Sistine Chapel, the election of a pope has been a subject of public fascination for centuries.
Luxembourg Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich said last week he expected the conclave to take place on May 5 or 6 -- shortly after the nine days of papal mourning, which ends on May 4.
- Left his mark -
More crowds are expected on Sunday when the public can begin visiting his simple marble tomb at the basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore, his favourite church in Rome.
In his homily at the funeral, Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re highlighted the Jesuit’s defence of migrants, relentless calls for peace and belief that the Church was a “home for all”.
“We are concerned; hopefully the pope will carry on the foundations left by Pope Francis,“ said Evelyn Villalta, a 74-year-old from Guatemala.
Marx said the debate over the next pope was open, adding: “It’s not a question of being conservative or progressive... the new pope must have a universal vision.”
More than 220 of the Church's 252 cardinals were at Saturday's funeral, and will gather again on Sunday afternoon at Santa Maria Maggiore to pay their respects at Francis's tomb.
Only cardinals under the age of 80 are eligible to vote in the conclave, with 135 currently eligible -- most of whom Francis appointed himself.
Francis, a former archbishop of Buenos Aires who loved being among his flock, was a very different character to his predecessor Benedict XVI, a German theologian better suited to books than kissing babies.
Francis's changes triggered anger among many conservative Catholics, and many of them are hoping the next pope will turn the focus back on doctrine.
“We feel very small,“ Hollerich said last week. “We have to make decisions for the whole Church, so we really need to pray for ourselves.”
Hence then, the article about all eyes turn to conclave after pope francis s funeral was published today ( ) and is available on Daily Sun ( Middle East ) The editorial team at PressBee has edited and verified it, and it may have been modified, fully republished, or quoted. You can read and follow the updates of this news or article from its original source.
Read More Details
Finally We wish PressBee provided you with enough information of ( All eyes turn to conclave after Pope Francis's funeral )
Also on site :