A Solemn Mass for the repose of the soul of Pope Francis will be celebrated at the Cathedral of St Mary and St Anne, Cork, on Friday evening 25th April at 7.30pm.

The principal celebrant will be Bishop Fintan Gavin, Bishop of Cork and Ross, who has issued an open invitation to all.  

Parishioners, priests, deacons and religious from across the diocese will gather to give thanks for the life of Pope Francis and to entrust him to God’s mercy on the evening before his funeral takes place in Rome. 

Parking will be available at the Cathedral and nearby at St Anthony’s Convent / St Vincents.

Let us entrust Pope Francis to God’s mercy and continue to pray for the Church as she prepares to elect a new successor of St. Peter.

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Following the announcement by the Holy See that Pope Francis has ‘returned to the House of the Lord’, Bishop Fintan Gavin invites the people of the Diocese of Cork and Ross to unite in prayer to God at this time.

“I invite the parishioners, priests, deacons and religious of our diocese to join as one with the faithful across the globe as we commend Pope Francis to the Lord.

We give thanks to Almighty God for the gift of Pope Francis as shepherd of the people of God and we thank God for his selfless service and dedication to the end of his earthly life. 

We remember Pope Francis as one who challenged us to reach out to those on the margins and to bring God’s mercy to all those we encounter.

We pray together that Pope Francis’ call to all of us to make this Jubilee Year a Year of Hope may be fulfilled.