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The funeral Mass for Pope Francis will take place on Saturday, April 26, at 10am Rome time in St Peter’s Square (8pm NZ time). Source: Vatican News.
Cardinal John Dew has asked Catholics throughout New Zealand to pray for him as he heads to Rome for the funeral of Pope Francis and the process to elect Francis’ successor.
Catholic organisations in Aotearoa New Zealand have paid tribute to Pope Francis, who died on April 21.
Special Masses are being celebrated in cathedrals as well as in parish churches in Aotearoa New Zealand after the death of Pope Francis.
Religious leaders throughout New Zealand have paid tribute to Pope Francis following his death on Monday. Source: NZ Herald.
Cardinal Soane Patita Paini Mafi, Bishop of Tonga and Niue, is to travel to Rome this week after the death of Pope Francis. Source: Matangitonga.
King Charles III has expressed his sadness at the passing of Pope Francis, whom the monarch had recently met in Rome. Source: The Royal Family/Facebook.
The first signs of the final illness that preceded the death of Pope Francis were apparent at 5.30am on Easter Monday in Rome. Source: Vatican News.
The Vatican has released a previously unpublished text by Pope Francis on ageing and dying. Source: Catholic News Agency.
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