Diocese of San Angelo to Hold Mass After Death of Pope Francis

SAN ANGELO, TX — The Diocese of San Angelo announced it will hold a mass for Pope Francis, who died Monday at 88.

The mass will be held at the Cathedral Church of the Sacred Heart, 20 E. Beauregard Ave., at 12:10 p.m. Wednesday, April 23, 2025.

Michael Sis, bishop of the Diocese of San Angelo, issued a statement asking for prayers “for the repose of the soul of Pope Francis.”

“O God, who in your wondrous providence chose your servant Pope Francis to preside over your Church, grant, we pray, that, having served as the Vicar of your Son on earth, he may be welcomed by him into eternal glory,” Sis said. “May his soul and the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace.”