Pope Francis will become the patron of the stadium. A special announcement after death

Pope Francis died on Monday, i.e. April 21. A stroke and cardiological collapse were given as the official cause of death. On Tuesday morning, a casket with the Holy Father’s body was placed in the chapel in the House of Saint Marta. A day later, she is to be taken to the Basilica of Saint Peter. The funeral of Pope Francis will take place this Saturday (i.e. April 26) at 10:00 – as the Vatican press office informed.

San Lorenzo club with a unique gesture. Stadium Pope Francis

Francis was born on December 17, 1936 in Buenos Aires as Jorge Mario Bergoglio. He became the pope on March 13, 2013. He was a big fan of sport, especially football, which he practiced in his youth. San Lorenzo de Almagro from Buenos Aires supported for the rest of his life. He even had a member ID and paid club contributions.

The Argentine club proudly boasted such a unique fan. After the departure of Pope Francis, the president of San Lorenzo announced a special declaration. Marcelo Moretti wrote an open letter to the media after the death of the most famous supporter, informing that a new stadium will be created with the name of “Pope Francis”.

The interested person himself was to be informed about this fact, accepting it with emotion and great approval.

What’s more, the San Lorenzo shirt, which was signed personally by Pope Francis, is to hang at the stadium.

Pope Francis is dead. He canonized John Paul II

In addition to almost a thousand new saints and over one and a half thousand new blessed, remember about historical canonization. Exactly on April 27, 2014, Francis announced the saints of two popes: John XXIII and John Paul II. Benedict XVI, Franciszek’s predecessor in retirement, also took part in the ceremony.

Franciszek published four encyclicals, five apostolic exhortations, 35 papal letters of a decree and 38 Apostolic Constitution. The first encyclical was created together with Benedict XVI, who did not finish it before his abdication.

During his pontificate, Pope Francis had 130 official foreign delegations. The longest of them took place in September 2024, when the Holy Father visited Asia and Oceania. In 12 days he covered a distance of 34 thousand. km, visited four countries, and spent over 40 hours on board the plane.