Southern Californians remember Pope Francis at Memorial Mass in downtown L.A.

Los Angeles Archbishop José H. Gomez celebrated a Memorial Mass on Friday, April 25, at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angeles in downtown to honor the life and ministry of Pope Francis.

The liturgy was held in anticipation of the pope’s funeral in Rome on Saturday. It drew auxiliary bishops, local clergy, elected officials, consul generals, interfaith leaders and parishioners, who gathered to pray for the late pontiff and give a final farewell from the Archdiocese of Los Angeles.

“We come together with hearts full of both sorrow and gratitude as we celebrate this Memorial Mass for the repose of the soul of Pope Francis,” Gomez said.

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