The world mourns the passing of Pope Francis Shirley Nadeau shirley@qctonline.com People around the world were saddened to learn of the death of His Holiness Pope Francis on Easter Monday,…
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Following the service in memory of Pope Francis held at the Basilica-Cathedral Notre-Dame-de-Québec, Cardinal Gérald Cyprien Lacroix departed to attend the funeral of the late pontiff in Vatican City on April 26. Following the service, Lacroix and other cardinals eligible to vote will be secluded in conclave in the Sistine Chapel to select a new pope. (Photo by Shirley Nadeau)