The Italian government has decided to declare five days of mourning for his death Pope Francis.
Worldwide sadness was caused by the news of the death of Pope Francis, who left his last breath last Easter Monday (21.04.2025) at the age of 88.
The events, at the anniversary of the anniversary of the country’s liberation from fascism and Nazism, will take place this year on April 25, in a much more limited way than the past.
The government of Georgia Meloni has allocated 5m euros for the reception of pilgrims and extraordinary security measures, in view of the funeral of the deceased Pontiff, which will take place on Saturday at 10am local time.
On the same day, the Italian league football matches will not be held.
To provide assistance to the pilgrims and the guarantee of the security of the faithful and officials who will fall into the eternal city, after all, in addition to the police and the carabinieri, the army has been mobilized with civil protection. Special trained divers have already begun to control the Tiber area, which is near the Vatican.