Spain announces three days of mourning for Pope Francis
Spain will observe three days of mourning to honor Pope Francis following the death of the Argentine pontiff on Monday at the age of 88, Justice Minister Felix Bolanos announced in a televised address.
“We regret the death of a good man and a great pope. Therefore, the government of Spain will declare three days of official mourning,” Bolanos said, praising Francis’s “reformist” 12-year papacy that “will leave a legacy for history”, News.Az reports citing foreign media.
Francis “dedicated his life to the weak, to those who have nothing… a pope characterised by his struggle against inequality, injustices, his fight against climate change and his concern for all those on the peripheries”, added Bolanos.
“For that reason, the government of Spain has always felt close to his work and his values, especially his defence of peace,” the Socialist minister continued.
In Spain, historically a deeply Catholic country, “we loved him and what his papacy meant”, said Bolanos.
“With his papacy the Church has started to travel a path which must continue.”
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