Pope Francis refuses glitzy burial — opts for wooden casket

Pope Francis rejects tradition, opts for humble wooden casket and burial outside Vatican
Pope Francis announced this week that he intends on having a much more simple funeral than those of his predecessors at the Vatican, including a humble wooden casket.
Pope Francis, avoiding pomp, asks to be buried in simple wooden casket
Pope Francis, who has shunned much of the pomp and privilege of leading the global Catholic Church, has decided that a simple wooden casket will suffice when the time comes for his funeral.
Pope approves new papal funeral rites to simplify ritual, allow for burial outside the Vatican
Pope Francis has revised the funeral rites that will be used when he dies. He's simplifying the rituals to emphasize his role as a mere bishop and allowing for burial outside the Vatican in keeping with his wishes.
Pope Francis approves new papal funeral rites for when he dies to simplify rituals, allow for burial outside the Vatican
Pope Francis approves new papal funeral rites for when he dies to simplify rituals, allow for burial outside the Vatican
El papa aprueba nuevos ritos funerarios papales para simplificar el ritual
El papa Francisco ha modificado los ritos funerarios que se utilizarán cuando fallezca, simplificando los rituales para enfatizar su papel como un simple obispo y permitiendo el entierro fuera del Vaticano de acuerdo con sus deseos.
Pope Francis Approves New Rites for His Own Funeral
Pope Francis has approved new rites for his own funeral for when he dies to simplify rituals and be buried outside the Vatican.
Pope Cuts Three-coffin Tradition From Papal Funerals
Pope Francis has simplified papal funeral rituals to better reflect the head of the Catholic Church's status as a humble pastor rather than "person of power", the Vatican said Wednesday.
Pope Francis refuses glitzy burial — opts for wooden casket as he simplifies papal funeral rites
The 87-year-old pontiff – who turns 88 next month – enacted a new set of liturgical rites aimed at modernizing the Catholic Church that scraps lengthy, garish funeral practices his predecessors observed upon their deaths.
Pope makes major change funeral rites so he can buried where he chooses
Under the new revision, the rituals have been simplified to emphasize his role as a bishop and allow him to be buried outside the Vatican.

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