This is how Austria's Church bids farewell to Pope Francis

The highlight will be a "Requiem for His Holiness Pope Francis" at St. Stephen's Cathedral in Vienna, which will take place on Monday at 6 PM, as "Kathpress" announced on Wednesday. Political representatives of the Republic as well as representatives of the legally recognized churches and religious communities are also invited.

Farewell to Pope Francis in Austria: Archbishop Lackner to Preach at Requiem on Monday at St. Stephen's Cathedral in Vienna

The chairman of the Bishops' Conference, Archbishop Franz Lackner, invites to the service at St. Stephen's Cathedral. He will preside over the Requiem and also preach, as announced by the Secretary General of the Bishops' Conference, Peter Schipka. Representatives of the Ecumenical Council of Churches in Austria are also expected to attend. Furthermore, the Apostolic Nuncio in Austria, Archbishop Pedro Lopez Quintana, as well as members of the Diplomatic Corps will participate in the Requiem.

Starting Thursday, Requiems for the deceased Pope with the respective diocesan bishops will also take place in several Austrian cathedrals. Already on the day of the Pope's death on Easter Monday (April 21), Pope Francis was commemorated with a "Small Requiem" with Cardinal Christoph Schönborn at St. Stephen's Cathedral in Vienna.

(APA/Red)

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