'End of an era' - mourners share feelings after paying homage to former Pope Benedict

Record ID: 1704910

  • Title: 'End of an era' - mourners share feelings after paying homage to former Pope Benedict
  • Date: 2nd January 2023
  • Summary: VATICAN CITY (JANUARY 2, 2023) (REUTERS) BODY OF FORMER POPE BENEDICT INSIDE ST. PETER'S BASILICA SWISS GUARD STANDING IN FRONT OF BODY/FAITHFUL PASSING IN FRONT OF BODY VARIOUS OF FAITHFUL PASSING IN FRONT OF BODY FAITHFUL RECORDING VIDEO WITH SMARTPHONE MAN TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS WITH SMARTPHONE AS PEOPLE MAKING SIGN OF THE CROSS BODY OF FORMER POPE BENEDICT FAITHFUL PASSING IN FRONT OF BODY SWISS GUARD STANDING BODY OF FORMER POPE BENEDICT VARIOUS OF FAITHFUL PASSING IN FRONT OF BODY PRIEST WEARING FACE MASK IN FRONT OF BODY VARIOUS OF PEOPLE QUEUEING INSIDE BASILICA PEOPLE FILING PAST BODY ROME, ITALY (JANUARY 2, 2023) (REUTERS) ST. PETER'S SQUARE (SOUNDBITE) (Italian) ROME RESIDENT, LUIGI PARISOTTO, SAYING: "It was a great emotion, he was a great pope. He was a figure of high value also from a theological point of view and as a role in the church. His resignation affected me a lot and seeing him like that gives me the feeling that an era is over." (SOUNDBITE) (English) PRIEST FROM ZAMBIA, FATHER CALLISTUS KAHALE KABINDAMA, SAYING: "I feel moved, it was a moment of renewal, I would say so, and a touching moment. He was a great pope, a marvellous pope. He was able to explain about the scriptural matters of faith and also the traditional teachings of the Church. So that's what I have to say so at least I will remember him for that." (SOUNDBITE) (Italian) ROME RESIDENT, PIERINA NICOLOSO, SAYING: "I felt moved to see him like that, poor thing...so small...he was such a dear, dear person." (SOUNDBITE) (Italian) ROME RESIDENT, STEFANIA TERRAZZINO, SAYING: "It was an event that brought so many people together. We were all there at that moment with a witness of religion and faith that united all these people. I had never seen a pope up close before. We were all there for that, a really great emotion." VARIOUS OF PEOPLE LEAVING SQUARE
  • Embargoed: 16th January 2023 10:35
  • Keywords: Former Pope Benedict Italy Rome St. Peter's Basilica St.Peter's Square Vatican City
  • Location: VATICAN CITY AND ROME, ITALY
  • City: VATICAN CITY AND ROME, ITALY
  • Country: Various
  • Topics: Religion/Belief,Society/Social Issues
  • Reuters ID: LVA001990602012023RP1
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: EDITORS PLEASE NOTE: CONTAINS GRAPHIC
    Mourners and faithful paid their respects on Monday (January 2) to the body of former Pope Benedict inside St. Peter's Basilica.
    After hours of queueing in St. Peter's Square ahead of entering St. Peter's Basilica, religious and common citizens paid their homage to the German pontiff, sharing their emotions and memories.
    The body of the Benedict XVI will lie in state in the Basilica for three days before his funeral on January 5 which will be held in St. Peter's Square, in front of the basilica. The ceremony will start at 9:30 a.m. (0830 GMT) and will be presided over by Pope Francis.
    (Production: Cristiano Corvino. Fabiano Franchitti)
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