THEN, IN 4 TO 6 DAYS, WE DO EXPECT A FUNERAL FOR POPE FRANCIS TO TAKE PLACE ... NOW LEADS US ONCE AGAIN INTO THE SILENCE OF PRAYER. IN ONE OF HIS INITIAL INTERVIEWS. POPE FRANCIS IDENTIFIED ...

In earlier centuries, papal funerals have been elaborate affairs ... After a few final prayers and sprinkling of holy water, the coffin will be placed in its final location inside the church.

where funeral prayers were held following her death. The 91-year-old, who was the wife of Singapore’s first President Yusof Ishak, died peacefully at Singapore General Hospital at about 4.30am ...

Mark 15:45-47 We adore you, O Christ, and we praise you, because by your Holy Cross you have redeemed the world ... Every Friday we send a reflection based on the Sunday gospel with inspiring prayers, ...

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