Italy: Rosary in honor of Pope Francis took place in the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore

A rosary in honor of Pope Francis took place in the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome, where the pontiff was buried at his personal request.

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00:01An rosary in honour of Pope Francis took place on Saturday in the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome,

00:07where the pontiff was buried by personal request.

00:11Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle, pro-prefect of the dicastery for evangelisation,

00:17led the rosary for the pontiff in the Basilica of Santa Maria.

00:21In this sense, many faithful prayed in unison with the rosary in hand,

00:25each one moved by the gestures and words expressed by the Pope during his life.

00:30In recent days, members of the Church have remembered the Holy Father

00:34and honoured his legacy after more than a decade at the Vatican.

00:38However, what united everyone in prayer was the memory of the Pope and the Virgin

00:43who for 12 years guided the Church and whose work ended with great symbolism last April 21, Easter morning.

00:51O Gesù mio, perdona le nostre colpe, preservaci dal fuoco dell'inferno.