Who Could Be The Next Pope As Vatican Announces Date For Pope Franicis’ Burial

 

Here is a list, in no particular order, of possible candidates to be elected the next Pope:

N1. Cardinal Robert Sarah

N2. Cardinal Péter Erdő

N3. Cardinal Zen

N4. Cardinal Parolin

N5. Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith

N6. Cardinal William Eijk

N7. Cardinal Raymond Leo Burke

N8. Cardinal Gerhard Ludwig Müller

N9. Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem

N10. Bishop Athanasius Schneider

Meanwhile the Vatican has announced that the late leader of the Catholic community, Pope Francis will be laid to rest on Saturday, April 26.

Recall that Pope Francis passed away in the early morning of Monday, April 21, after suffering from a stroke.

The Catholic Pontiff’s death also followed his return from a five-week stay at the hospital where he was treated for double pneumonia.

According to the Vatican, his funeral is expected to take place at 10 am (0800 GMT) on Saturday at the square right in front of St Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican.

It was gathered that the Pope’s funeral date was approved by the “general congregation” of cardinals on early Tuesday morning.

During the funeral process, his body would be taken into the church and then to the Rome Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore for burial.