Ghanaian Catholics gather for requiem mass in Accra in honour of Pope Francis

Catholics in the West African nation of Ghana noticed a requiem mass in honor of Pope Francis on Friday evening at Accra’s Holy Spirit Cathedral.

Catholics form up about 10% of the population in Ghana, a majority Christian nation.

Pope Francis turned into beloved by many across Africa, as he most often prayed publicly for peace in ongoing conflicts on the continent. He visited ten African countries, seven extra than his predecessor.

George Amponsah Duodu, a member of the Catholic fraternity Knights of St John International acknowledged he turned into moved by Pope Francis’ fixed prayer for peace internationally.

As cardinals gather to pick out the subsequent pope, a couple of Africans are in the running. One of them is Ghanaian Peter Turkson, who played an full of life position in maintaining peace after the nation’s 2008 elections but has also had his blooming half of controversy after posting an alarmist video about Islam in Europe in 2012.

Ato Class-Peter, a parishioner at the Holy Spirit Cathedral the place the requiem mass turned into held, acknowledged he would witness forward to a church under an African pope.

Maxima Missodey, who belongs to a explicit church but got right here to the Holy Spirit Cathedral for the mass in honor of the insensible pontiff, acknowledged she turned into particularly inspired by Francis’ teachings on protecting the atmosphere.

Catholics in Accra organized a march insensible final one year against Galamsey, the illegal informal mining of gold in Ghana which has performed in depth hurt to the atmosphere.

Pope Francis, who died Monday at age 88, will likely be buried in a pickle tomb in Rome’s St. Mary Main Basilica on Saturday after his funeral in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican.

The Vatican acknowledged that 164 delegations will help the funeral, including 54 heads of notify and 12 reigning sovereigns alongside tens of hundreds of devoted.

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