Pope Benedict XVI, the Roman Catholic Church’s first pope to resign from the papacy in over 600 years, died on December, 31 at the age of 95. Since no pope in...
The first pope in living memory to resign from the position will have a funeral different to his predecessors.
A participants into the first vesper presided over by Pope Francis in St. Peter's Basilica at The Vatican reads the Vatican newspaper L'osservatore Romano carrying the news of the death of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI as he waits for the startrt of the celebration, Saturday, Dec. 31, 2022. Benedict XVI, the German theologian who will be remembered as the first pope in 600 years to resign, has died, the Vatican announced Saturday. He was 95.
Since no pope in living memory has died with his successor already installed, Benedict’s funeral Mass is expected to set precedent with modifications to the ceremony. Here’s howLocalWednesday night at 6:30 p.m., a vigil rosary will be said in English and Spanish at the Cathedral Shrine of the Virgin of Guadalupe in downtown Dallas.“The memorial Mass will begin with the tolling of the cathedral bells,” the diocese said in a press release.
Annette Gonzales Taylor, director of media relations for the diocese, said many local parishes are also holding their own rosary and memorial services Wednesday and Thursday, and encouraged area residents to check with their local parishes for times.a Mass for Pope Benedict XVII will be held at 5 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 8 at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in Fort Worth.The Requiem Mass for Pope Emeritus will be celebrated Thursday at 9:30 a.m. in Rome, 2:30 a.m. U.S. Central Time.
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