He used to call us at 7 p.m. every night
A Conversation with George Rand and Ruth Angelettia during a Special Mass with the Archbishop of Argentina, Edward J. Weisenburger
Outside St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City, American tourists were among those mourning Francis’ death, including Doug Rand and his wife, Ruth Angelettia from Gallatin Gateway, Mont.
He called us at 7p.m. every night. George said the Pope always called no matter how busy he was, regardless of where he was.
Cardinal Kevin Farrell was going to preside over a ceremony in the Casa Santa Marta chapel to say farewell to the pope on Monday. Until a new pope is elected, the Dublin-born cardinal is the acting head of the Vatican.
Bianca Lott is studying in Rome for the spring semester. Given that Francis died on Easter Monday, she said she felt “a strange happiness at the timing,” which she called “poetic.”
Detroit Archbishop Edward J. Weisenburger shared his sadness that the world has lost a prophetic and loving voice. I pray that this is a blessed reward of joy beyond my comprehension for a really great and loving Universal Shepherd.
Francis, the first pope from Latin America, served as the Buenos Aires archbishop. In the Argentine capital, the government declared seven days of mourning and citizens gathered for a special mass at the city’s cathedral, Reuters reports.
The pope also touched the lives of many Latinos around the world by communicating with them in Spanish. Lopez, a lifelong Catholic from the rural areas of N.C., told WUNC that Francis grew her faith.
“It’s just easier for the message to get to your heart, instead of hearing it from a translator,” she said. It struck my heart as soon as I heard him speak. I would just want to cry and just feel a sense of happiness and hope for the future.”
The First Pope to Say “Gay”: A Video Call from Vatican City on Thursday, January 21st ‘1921′
The secretary of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Trans (LGBTCatholics) in London said that Francis was the first pope to say “gay” and that his way of saying it has been a radical change.
The pope believed in Gaza people’s need to live in dignity. “I would call on the whole world and every individual on this earth to see Gaza in the eyes of Pope Francis.”
The Holy Family Church in Gaza lost a saint who taught his followers to be brave, patient, and strong.
In 2021, Francis was the first pope in history to travel to Iraq, meeting the revered Shiite spiritual leader Grand Ayatollah Ali al Sistani and visiting Ur, the reputed birthplace of the Prophet Abraham, known as the patriarch of Judaism, Christianity and Islam.
His humanitarian stance against war and violence and his constant calls for peace and coexistence will leave an indelible impact on the world.
In a video released by the Vatican in January, Pope Francis called the priests from a video call on his phone. They greeted each other in Italian while one of the priests urged parishioners to gather around.
The Holy Family congregation was often terrified, but the pope during his calls “drove fear from our hearts,” Anton says. “Today we feel like we are orphans.”
The Gaza War in Gaza Revisited: Israel Rejects Genocide and the Birth of a Nation that Supports Biblical Faith in Israel
The war in Gaza began in October of 2000 with an attack that killed nearly 1200 people in Israel. The Israeli response has killed more than 51,000 Palestinians and destroyed the Palestinian enclave. The International Criminal Court is investigating charges of genocide. Israel rejects the allegations.
He asked how we were, what we had to eat, and whether or not we had a clean water supply. The man says so. It was not a matter of obligation. It was the questions a father would ask.”
In the region where Christianity began, the several hundred remaining Christians in Gaza hold tight to their faith. At Gaza City’s St. Porphyrius Greek Orthodox church on Palm Sunday last week, families carried palm fronds to commemorate the entry of Jesus to Jerusalem. Some of the women wore brightly colored, knee-length dresses.
