Cardinal Rolandas Makrickas

Cardinal Rolandas Makrickas is a notable figure within the Roman Catholic Church, recognized for his role as the Extraordinary Commissioner of the Liberian Basilica. He was in the news due to his involvement in facilitating the burial arrangements for Pope Francis, who expressed a desire to be interred in a simple earth tomb at the Basilica of Saint Mary Major, marking a significant departure from traditional papal burial customs.