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A Memorial Mass for Pope Francis on Monday, April 28 at the Cathedral of St. Mary of the Assumption was a simple yet beautiful time for his followers to pay respects as a community. Bishop Edgar da Cunha lead the Mass that drew hundreds of mourners. By Joan D. Warren Pope Francis: A Look Back came as a shock after he appeared in St. Peter’s Editor
Square in an open-air popemobile to greet cheering crowds on Easter Sunday, suggesting FALL RIVER — Members of the Diocese his convalescence was going well. of Fall River gathered to remember and to pray His funeral was held on Saturday, April for the peaceful repose of Pope Francis at a 26, followed by nine days of official mourning, Memorial Mass on Monday, April 28, in the known as the ‘‘Novemdiales”. Cathedral of St. Mary of the Assumption in Fall Special Masses and prayers are offered each River. Bishop Edgar M. da Cunha, S.D.V., was the day for the repose of the pontiff ’s soul. At the Mass at the cathedral, hundreds principal celebrant of the Mass and homilist. of worshipers of all ages gathered to pray for Pope Francis, the first Latin American leader of the Roman Catholic Church, died on Pope Francis, some openly weeping as others reflected on his papacy. Monday, April 21 after suffering a stroke and cardiac arrest. He was 88, and had suffered 8 Turn to page eight double pneumonia this year, but his death joandwarren@anchornews.org
Jorge Mario Bergoglio was born on Dec. 17, 1936, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and entered the Society of Jesus at age 21. Following his ordination in 1969, he served as a Jesuit provincial, seminary rector, and professor before St. John Paul II appointed him auxiliary bishop of Buenos Aires in 1992. He became archbishop of the Argentine capital in 1998 and was created cardinal in 2001. The election of Cardinal Bergoglio on March 13, 2013, at age 76 marked several historic firsts: He became the first Jesuit pope, the 8 Turn to page nine May 2, 2025 †
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