VATICAN ET PAPE LEON XIV #Pope

In a cathedral packed with several civil, military and religious authorities, a mass was celebrated by Mgr Giuseppe Laterza, Apostolic Nuncio (CAR and Chad) this Sunday, April 27, 2025 in Bangui, capital of CAR. in memory of Pope Francis.

On the evening of Friday, April 25, 2025, the coffin of Pope Francis was sealed by the Camrlingen.

It was in the year 2015 when the universal Church was about to experience the extraordinary jubilee of mercy and the CAR was experiencing unimaginable violence which had created a rift between Christians and Muslims.

Since the announcement of Pope Francis's death, everything has been moving in the Eternal City. It was at 7:35 a.m. on Monday, April 21, that Cardinal Camerlengo Kevin Farrel announced the Pope's death.

Following the official announcement of the death of Pope Francis by the Vatican in the morning, the Archdiocese of Kinshasa, through its Archbishop Fridolin Cardinal Ambongo, organized the service for the dead at the cathedral at 6 p.m. on Monday, April 21, 2025.