On April 25, 2025, Metropolitan Anthony of Volokolamsk, Chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate's Department for External Church Relations, visited St. Peter's Cathedral in the Vatican, where the coffin of the late Pope Francis is located.
After saying goodbye to the Pontiff for three days, the coffin will be sealed, and on April 26, the Pope will be buried in the Basilica of the Blessed Virgin Mary the Great in Rome.

Chairman of the Department for External Church Relations attended the farewell ceremony with Pope Francis
26.04.2025, 08:00