Pittsburgh Diocese to hold special mass for Pope Benedict
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The Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh will hold a mass on Thursday commemorating the death of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI.
The former pope died Saturday at age 95.
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Bishop David Zubik of the Diocese of Pittsburgh highlighted the former pope’s historic decision to resign when he could no longer fulfill his duties to the best of his ability.
“The way that he has lived quietly, in a brotherly friendship with his successor, Pope Francis, is a model for all Catholics to follow as we continue to journey together in service to Jesus and His church,” he said in a statement.
A mass will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday at Saint Paul Cathedral, Pittsburgh, the same day that Pope Benedict is being laid to rest at Saint Peter’s Basilica in Rome.
The mass will be cablecast to Comcast subscribers within the City of Pittsburgh on Channel 95, and on www.ChristianAssociatesTV.org. The Diocese of Pittsburgh will also video stream the mass live on the diocesan YouTube channel.
A mass with Bishop Larry J. Kulick was held Monday at Blessed Sacrament Cathedral in Greensburg.
“I join with the faithful in the Diocese of Greensburg and Catholics throughout the world as we mourn the loss of our Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI,” Bishop Kulick said in a release. “He dedicated his life to serving the Church in a variety of capacities. He was a consummate theologian and one of the great intellectual lights of the post-Conciliar church. He faced many modern-day challenges in his papacy and proved himself to be a gentle shepherd.”
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