Prez attends funeral mass of Pope Francis
President Droupadi Murmu on Saturday attended the funeral mass of His Holiness Pope Francis at Saint Peter’s Square in Vatican City.
President Droupadi Murmu on Saturday attended the funeral mass of His Holiness Pope Francis at Saint Peter’s Square in Vatican City.
The Prime Minister said this in response to a post by President's Secretariat post on X informing that President Droupadi Murmu paid homage to His Holiness Pope Francis at Basilica of Saint Peter in Vatican City.
President Droupadi Murmu, who was in the Vatican City to attend the state funeral of Pope Francis, on Friday, paid homage to the late pontiff.
President Droupadi Murmu, on Friday, departed for the Vatican City to attend the state funeral of Pope Francis along with the Union Minister for Parliamentary Affairs and Minority Affairs, Kiren Rijiju.
The death of Pope Francis this week marks the end of a historic papacy and the beginning of a significant transition for the Catholic Church. As the faithful around the world mourn his passing, attention now turns to the next phase: the election of a new pope.
"COP26 represents an urgent summons to provide effective responses to the unprecedented ecological crisis and the crisis of values that we are presently experiencing, and in this way to offer concrete hope to future generations,"
Viktor Orban's anti-migrant policies at the start of his four-day visit to Central Europe, indeed his first visit overseas ever since he underwent intestinal surgery in July
Francis, 84, has been steadily on the mend following his July 4 scheduled surgery to remove a portion of his large intestine.
The 84-year-old pope was continuing to eat regularly following his Sunday surgery to remove the left side of his colon.
The blessing is usually given at Easter and Christmas and when a new Pope is elected.
