we now move to the prayer of the faithful. translator: brothers and sisters, let us pray to god our father for his forgiveness and rebirth to the living hope for the resurrection of jesus to the dead. the response is let us pray to the lord. translator: we pray in german. the pope emeritus benedict who has fallen asleep in the lord, may the eternal shepherd receive him into his kingdom of light and peace. translator: we pray in french. for our holy father pope francis and for all the pastors of the church, may they proclaim fearlessly in word and deed ch christ s victory over evil and death. 6 translator: we pray in arabic. for our leaders of nations and international organizations, may they strive to promote justice and peace with wisdom and foresight. translator: we pray in portuguese. for our brothers and sisters in need, may god s love open our hearts to compassion and concern for the poor and for the least of our brothers and sisters. tran
we now move to the prayer of the faithful. brothers and sisters, let us pray to god his father. his great mercy has given us rebirth for resurrection from the dead. the response is let us pray to the lord. we pray in german. for pope emeritus benedict xvi who has fallen asleep in the lord, may the eternal shepherd receive him into his kingdom of light and peace. we pray in french. for our holy father pope francis and all pastors, may they perform in deed christ s victory overevil and death. evi. we pray in arabic. for leaders of nations and international organizations, may they strife to promote justice and peace with wisdom and foresight. we pray in portuguese. for our brothers and sisters in need, may god s love open our hearts to compassion and concern for the poor and for the least of our brothers and sisters. and we pray in italian. for as gathered to celebrate the defeat of death by the triumph of the lord jesus, may it be for h
much for joining our special live coverage of the funeral of pope americas benedict the 16th. thousands of people are gathered in st. peters square right now. to witness something we have not seen in hundreds of years. the current pope, presiding at the funeral mass of the man who proceeded him. the coffin carrying the body of benedict was taken from st. peters basilica a short time ago through its journey to the courtyard, allowing the faithful to say their prayers ahead of the funeral. matt joseph rat singer, the son of humble parents, a police officer and cook. entered the priesthood in what would appear to be his calling as a university professor, teaching philosophy and theology. also beginning what would be a prolific and deeply intellectual pursuit as a writer. that very skill as a theologian led to his appointment as the archbishop of munich by pope john paul the second. the man he would not just succeed but also the man he would serve for nearly a quarter century as
there will be a private ceremony later on for those watching on television, you saw and can see, the cypress coffin that the holy father s remains are in. that will be sealed in a zinc coffin, which will in turn be enclosed within a wooden case. the final coffin in oak. there is a ceremony that goes along with that. at that point, the body will be taken to the grottosse, beneath the basilica, where there are a few more prayers for the final entombment of our heavenly father. he will be placed in the chapel where st. john paul ii, his
once again the bells tolling out. the body of the pope emeritus, as we mentioned at the beginning of the broadcast, will be brought into the basilica. there will be a private ceremony later on. for those of you watching on television saw and can see the cypress coffin that the holy father s remains are in. that will be sealed in a zinc coffin which will in turn be enclosed within a wooden case. the final coffin in oak. there s a quasi liturgical ceremony that goes on with that. at that point the body will be