Arlington Bishop Michael F. Burbidge delivers his homily during an April 26 Mass at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C. The bishop said the Mass was a time for “thanking God for the gift of Pope Francis’s life and ministry and in praying for his eternal happiness and peace.” (CS photo by Nicole Olea)

The Quiapo Church invited the Catholic faithful to take part in a mass honoring the late Pope Francis this Saturday. In a Super Radyo report on dzBB, Mao dela Cruz said the mass is to commemorate and give gratitude to the late pontiff who many Filipinos fondly call,

Hundreds of thousands gathered in St. Peter's Square on Sunday (April 27), a day after Pope Francis' funeral, for another ceremony to honor him on the second of nine official days of mourning for the global Catholic Church.