ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Issued by the Vatican News – Pope Francis died on Monday, April 21, 2025, at the age of 88 at his residence in the Vatican’s Casa Santa Marta.
Issued by the Archdiocese of Cape Town – Requiescat in pace: Pope Francis (PDF)
FUNERAL PROCEEDINGS:
Booklet for the Celebration Funeral Mass of the Roman Pontiff Francis – Saturday 26 April 2025
SPECIAL MASS FOR POPE FRANCIS AT HOLY REDEEMER:
If you missed our Special Mass (below), celebrating the life of Pope Francis, you can watch it on YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/live/4EWPzvcnkSE
NOTIFICATIONS:
– SACBC PRESS STATEMENT ON THE DEATH OF POPE FRANCIS (PDF)
– FUNERAL MASS OF THE ROMAN PONTIFF FRANCIS (PDF)
– TRANSLATION OF THE COFFIN OF THE ROMAN PONTIFF FRANCIS INTO THE VATICAN BASILICA (PDF)
– THE CATHOLIC BOOKSHOP – IN MEMORY OF POPE FRANCIS
– THE SOUTHERN CROSS – POPE FRANCIS MEMORIAL ISSUE
