Catholics in Umeå mourn the Pope: "Pray for him"

In Västerbotten, the Catholic Church has approximately 1,200 members. In Umeå, the Pope's death is commemorated with prayer and a special mass.

– Our holy father Pope Francis passed away today. Let us pray for him. We pray that God may receive him into his eternal glory. We gather in church to mourn his passing. But it is a comfort for us that we believe in a risen Lord, said the liturgist during the Easter Monday mass in the Catholic parish of St. Olav. Pope Francis died on Monday morning at 7:35 a.m., the Vatican announced. The news of the pope's death came about an hour before the ma…

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