By Deacon Ken Greene | The Catholic Key
A brief time after attending the dedication of the Chapel of Our Mother of Africa at the National Basilica of the Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, this prayer came to my consciousness.
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Catholic faithful pay respects to Pope Francis as his tomb opens to the public in Rome basilica
by: VANESSA GERA and SILVIA STELLACCI, Associated Press
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Roman Catholic faithful began visiting the tomb of Pope Francis on Sunday, filing past the simple white tomb in St. Mary Major Basilica a day after he was bade farewell by the powerful of the world and a crowd of hundreds of thousands.
Meet the Black American who read at Pope Francis’ funeral.
Kielce Gussie, a 28-year-old journalist from Florida with the Holy See, speaks on her historic appearance during the Requiem Mass in Vatican City.
Pope Francis was a humble man of the people and an advocate for Black America
His Holiness Pope Francis made his transition on the morning of after Easter Sunday, after he delivered an Easter blessing from the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica, and after he toured St. Peter’s Square in his popemobile. His doctors had advised him to take two months of convalescence, but this pope, this man of the people, wanted to be with them until the very end. He was of the people, and he wanted to reach them, touch them. Now he is gone.
First images of Pope Francis’ tomb at the Papal Basilica of St. Mary Major in Rome
On Sunday, the Vatican released images showing the tomb of Pope Francis at the Basilica of Saint Mary Major, also known as Santa Maria Maggiore, in Rome.
After the cardinals paid their respects, the basilica was opened to the public, where thousands lined up to view the resting place of Pope Francis, who died on Easter Monday.