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Pope Francis was “a pope among the people, with an open heart toward everyone”, said Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re as he presided over the funeral Mass of the Pope at St Peter’s Square on April 26. Source: Catholic News Service.
Cardinal John Dew says he had a great sense of gratitude for the life and ministry of Pope Francis as he participated in the papal funeral in St Peter’s Square on Saturday.
Māori Catholics say they are grieving the loss of Pope Francis, who is described as a “trailblazing” leader of the Catholic Church. Source: Te Ao Māori News.
Pope Francis did not have a blueprint of how to be pope but, trusting in God, he lived as a pilgrim of hope, said the Bishop of Christchurch.
Members of Auckland’s Leung-Wai family were in Rome when events after Easter brought back personal memories of Pope Francis. Source: One News.
More than 200,000 people gathered in St Peter’s Square on April 27 for Mass on the second day of the “novendiales”, the nine-day official mourning period for Pope Francis. Source: Catholic News Service.
Pope Francis is known for many things, but one theologian says he can be labelled a “man of science”. Source: ABC Australia.
Soon after the nine days of official mourning for Pope Francis have finished, 135 cardinals will be sequestered in the Sistine Chapel to choose his successor. Source: The Guardian.
An estimated 250,000 people paid their respects while Pope Francis was lying in state for three days in St Peter’s Basilica, with some visitors taking selfies there. Source: NZ City.
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