Nine-day mourning period for Pope Francis begins


PETALING JAYA: Catholics across Malaysia have begun a nine-day mourning period for Pope Francis following his passing on Monday at the age of 88.

In a Chancery Notice issued by the Archdiocese of Kuala Lumpur yesterday, Rev Fr Dr Clarence Devadass, the Chancellor of the Archdiocese, expressed profound sorrow and reverence, saying that the Holy Father had been called to “the eternal embrace of the Father”.

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