Kabale Diocese will tomorrow (Friday) hold a requiem Mass for His Holiness Pope Francis, the Diocesan Bishop, Rt. Rev. Callist Rubaramira has announced.
In a press statement issued to all priests, the religious, and lay faithful on Thursday, Bishop Rubaramira stated that the requiem Mass will be celebrated at 7:15 a.m. at Our Lady of Good Shepherd Rushoroza Cathedral, to pray for the peaceful repose of Pope Francis.
Bishop Rubaramira also encouraged all priests to hold similar requiem Masses in their respective parishes and communities at the same time.
For those unable to attend the Mass, he requested that they pray the Rosary on Thursday evening for the same intention.
Pope Francis passed away on Easter Monday at the age of 88 at his residence in the Vatican’s Casa Santa Marta.
Dr. Andrea Arcangeli, Director of the Directorate of Health and Hygiene of the Vatican City State, confirmed that the cause of death was a stroke, followed by a coma and irreversible cardiocirculatory collapse.
According to the medical report, the Pope had a history of acute respiratory failure caused by multimicrobial bilateral pneumonia, multiple bronchiectases, high blood pressure, and Type II diabetes.
The Funeral Mass for Pope Francis will be held in St. Peter’s Square on Saturday, April 26, at 10:00 a.m., and will be presided over by Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, Dean of the College of Cardinals.
Following the Funeral Mass, the late Pope’s body will be taken to St. Peter’s Basilica and then to the Basilica of St. Mary Major, where he will be laid to rest.
