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Wednesday, April 23, 2025
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Wednesday, April 23, 2025
Mass honoring Pope Francis begins at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem
Rossella Tercatin is The Times of Israel's archaeology and religions reporter.
People gather at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem for a mass honoring Pope Francis, April 23, 2025. (Rossella Tercatin/Times of Israel)
Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, head Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem, begins a mass “for the eternal repose of the soul” of Pope Francis at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, where according to Christian tradition Jesus was buried.
The ceremony begins with hymns accompanied by a choir and the organ.
Several hundred people gather inside the church to attend.
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