Today, Easter Monday, April 21, Pope Francis left us at the age of 88, due to a cerebral stroke that caused an irreversible heart failure at 7:35 a.m.

A Jesuit of Argentinean origin, he was the first non-European Pope in 10 centuries, elected on the fifth ballot of the second day of the conclave and coexisted in life with the Pope who preceded him and who had resigned: Benedict XVI, who died in 2022.

Pope Francis will be remembered for his conciliatory character, his more than 60 trips to spread the word of God and his rejection of Vatican luxuries.

So there will be big changes with respect to the burial of its predecessors.

The Pope himself, whose secular name is Jorge Mario Bergoglio, left written in his will the instructions for his final resting place; such as that his tombstone should only bear the name Franciscus, which he chose for his papacy in honor of St. Francis of Assisi. That he was to be buried in the ground of the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome because of his devotion to the Virgin Mary and to whose Basilica he went to pray before and after each international trip. Between the Pauline Chapel (Chapel of the Salus Populi Romani) and the Sforza Chapel. He was buried in a single wooden coffin with a zinc interior. No catafalque or papal crosier, and his coffin will remain open and can be visited by the faithful who wish to say goodbye until Friday. This Saturday 26th the funeral will be held at 10:00 am.

Pope Francis' apartment in the Santa Marta residence where he lived, instead of the Apostolic Palace, has been sealed. Francis Pope was a lover of poetry, tango, mate and follower of the San Lorenzo club.

All offices cease except that of Cardinal Camerlengo, Kevin Farrell, who carried out the certification of his death and began the vacant see, taking command of the Vatican and destroying the ring of Pescador. Giving place to the funeral.

Remaining ahead a conclave in whichh 130 cardinals under 80 years will elect his successor in two weeks, wich will be the number 267 in the Papal order.The first edition of the multidisciplinary fair Varco will be held in Vigo, dates, schedule and information.

Hoy lunes de Pascua nos ha dejado el Papa Francisco a sus 88 años, el también llamado Papa sencillo, tras una larga enfermedad respiratoria. Y un posible ictus.

Thanks to the Film Academy and funded by the ICAA, comes this audiovisual development program:

_ On April 8, at the Marco Museum will be screened: "Los destellos" with 4 nominations for the Goya Awards and competed in the Official Section of the San Sebastian Film Festival. At the end there will be a discussion with Pilar Palomero, director and screenwriter.

On April 10, “La infiltrada” will be shown, a film for which Carolina Yuste won the Goya for Best Actress in a Leading Role and Goya for Best Film ex aequo, followed by a talk with the protagonist. At the Auditorio Municipal do Concello de Vigo.

From April 7 to 11 in Redeiras of the University of Vigo will host the talks and meetings of: Pilar Palomero and Victor Alonso Berbel, Lois Patiño Júlia de Paz Fran Araújo e along with the participation of the Residents of the Film Academy and Galician filmmakers

_On April 9 Actress Carolina Yuste will give a talk at the Escola Superior de Arte Dramática de Galicia (ESADG).

On April 10th, director Afioco Gnecco will comment on “Ciao Bambina” at an institute to be determined, nominated for Best Documentary Short Film at the Goya Awards.

April 11th. The IES Valladares and the Instituto Audiovisual de Bouzas will screen “7 formas de decir adiós”, short film directed by Jorge Naranjo.

Afterwards the workshop given by Lucía Estevez “Filming the movement”.

The Children's and Young People's Book Fair of 2025 will dedicate its edition to cinema and will have France as guest country, with a special guest: Marcelline Loup.

The relationship between Galicia and France, a country with a rich literary and cinematographic tradition, will be analyzed. The program will be explored through multiple activities, as well as world famous musicals: The Miserábles, The Adventures of Jules Verne, The Little Prince....

Authors such as Madame d'Aulnoy, Albert Uderzo and René Goscinny...

The book fair is held at the fairgrounds of Pontevedra.

More information by clicking on this link

8 y 9/04/2025,  Auditorio Afundación, Vigo

25 al 27/04/2025, Discoteca Palmera Playa,Samil, Vigo

Del 25 al 27/04/2025,  Auditorio Mar de Vigo, Vigo

 14/04/2025, 10:00 horas, Vigo-Nigrán-Bayona

27 /04/2025, 10:30p.m.Beach of Samil

5 /04/2025 Port of Vigo, organized by NOKAO. 16:30 hours, (boys and girls from 3 to 12), Vigo.

Del 11/03 al 15/06 de 2025, Museo Quiñones de León, Vigo

13/04/2025 Multiusos de Arcade, Arcade

6/04/2025, Teatro Salesianos, Vigo

 21 /03/2025 al 6 /04/2025, Recinto Ferial de Pontevedra.

4 /04/2025, 21:00 h. Teatro Afundación de Vigo

11 /04/2025,  21:00 h en la Sala Rouge de Vigo

17/04/2025 Wake Up Festival, IFEVI

5/04/2025. 20:00 h en el Teatro Afundación,Vigo

List of consulates in Vigo.

Consulate of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Rúa Colón, 36 · 902 10 93 56

Rúa de García Barbón, 133 · 986 43 11 09

The College of Architects of Galicia (COAG) announced the 47 finalists of the 102 prefinalists
projects (out of the 243 that were presented) of the XXI edition of the COAG Architecture Awards. These works had to be completed before 30/09/2023.

8 of these 47 are works located in the province of Pontevedra, 4 in Vigo, Baiona, Salceda de Caselas, Gondomar and Goián (Tomiño).

House in Valadares, Vigo. Architects: Faustino Patiño Cambeiro and Juan Prieto

On April 5. the winning projects will be announced at an event to be held in Santiago de Compostela.

The Literary Residence on the island Don Simon is a cultural project, for the third year, that aims to promote literary creation, in an environment of tranquility and concentration as is this wonderful island, 24 places are offered.

Stays are divided into three fortnights:

From May 19 to June 1,

From September 23rd to October 6th.

From October 6th to October 19th.

Applications will be submitted from tomorrow Monday 10 until March 28 through the electronic headquarters of the Xunta being the minimum stay one week maximum of two.

Requirements:

_candidature accompanied by an adult.

_Document of up to 10 pages explaining the literary creation project in Galician.

_Curriculum vitae.

_Motivation letter, etc.

This residency is part of the Generation Culture Plan, within the Galician book promotion plan, whose objective is to facilitate the adaptation of the sector to the digital transformation. We also offer the Literary Residence Cidade da Cultura with capacity for 10 people in the first half of July.

Related:

San Simon: the cursed island

12 a 16 /03/2025 IFEVI Vigo.

20- 23 /03/2025   IFEVI, Vigo

16/03/2025. Auditorio Mar de Vigo. Vigo

9/03/2025 , Teis . 10 H. niños y 10/45h 5k, 10k.

   Nigrán-Baiona, 14/03/2025

25 /03/2025,20 horas.  Club Faro de Vigo. Vigo

25/03/2025 Hotel Talasso Sanxenxo, Pontevedra

28/03/2025, Vigo