World Mourns for Popes Body_资讯
world mourns as pope’s body lies in state, cardinals meet monday to set funeral date
cardinals and bishops pray by the body of pope john paul ii in clementine hall on sunday.
finally at rest after years of debilitating disease, pope john paul ii’s body lay in state sunday, his hands clutching a rosary, his pastoral staff under his arm. millions prayed and wept at services across the globe, as the vatican prepared for the ritual-filled funeral and conclave that will choose a successor.
vatican television gave the world its first glimpse of the late pontiff since his last public appearance wednesday, his body dressed in crimson vestments, his head covered with a white bishop’s miter.
in the apostolic palace’s clementine hall, two swiss guards stood at attention on either side of the pope’s body, which was placed in front of a fireplace adorned with the vatican coat of arms, a crucifix at one side and an ornate candle burning on the other.
outside, in st. peter’s square, the vatican secretary of state, cardinal angelo sodano, celebrated a mass for the repose of the pope’s soul, calling on the faithful to pray for "our beloved john paul."
cardinals and bishops pray by the body of pope john paul ii in clementine hall on sunday.
finally at rest after years of debilitating disease, pope john paul ii’s body lay in state sunday, his hands clutching a rosary, his pastoral staff under his arm. millions prayed and wept at services across the globe, as the vatican prepared for the ritual-filled funeral and conclave that will choose a successor.
vatican television gave the world its first glimpse of the late pontiff since his last public appearance wednesday, his body dressed in crimson vestments, his head covered with a white bishop’s miter.
in the apostolic palace’s clementine hall, two swiss guards stood at attention on either side of the pope’s body, which was placed in front of a fireplace adorned with the vatican coat of arms, a crucifix at one side and an ornate candle burning on the other.
outside, in st. peter’s square, the vatican secretary of state, cardinal angelo sodano, celebrated a mass for the repose of the pope’s soul, calling on the faithful to pray for "our beloved john paul."