‘Viva Papa Francisco!’ Pope Francis remembered at LA Cathedral Mass
At the same time that Pope Francis’ casket was being sealed in Rome to prepare for his funeral and burial, thousands of Catholics prayed for the deceased pontiff at a special April 25 requiem Mass at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels.
More than 2,000 attendees — along with about 30 priests, 40 interfaith leaders, and a delegation of local and state dignitaries — turned out to honor the pope, described during the Mass as someone who was “looking out for those who are lost or in need.”
“Francis challenged our conscience, and the assumptions of our way of life,” Archbishop José H. Gomez said during his homily. “He questioned the ‘culture of comfort’ that causes us to think only of our own needs, that insulates us and makes us insensitive to the cries of the poor.