A photograph of leisurely Pope Francis sits finish to the altar during Mass on the St Pierre church in the Petion-Ville neighborhood of in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Friday, April 25, 2025
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Catholics including Interim High Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé stuffed the church of St Peter of Petion-Ville in Port-au-Prince in Haiti at a Mass to honour the leisurely Pope Francis, who died weak 88 on Monday.
Pope Francis never visited Haiti, the poorest nation in the Western Hemisphere, however maintained a reference to Catholics on the island.
Francis also elevated Chibly Langlois from the dwelling of Archbishop to a cardinal in February 2014.
Langlois will likely be portion of the conclave choosing Pope Francis’ successor.
His appointment changed into viewed as Pope Francis reaching out to the developing world; the margins of the Catholic church and looking in the direction of developing international locations dealing with poverty and violence.
Speaking on the Mass, Archbishop Max Leroy Mésidor praised Francis.
