WILMINGTON — Following this week’s death of Pope Francis at age 88, Catholics are mourning, while anticipating the selection of a new leader.
The Most Rev. William E. Koenig, the bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Wilmington, will celebrate a memorial Mass at 12:10 p.m. Monday at the Cathedral of St. Peter in Wilmington. It will be livestreamed at youtube.com/dioceseofwilm .
Bishop Koenig noted in a statement that the pope had made more than 45 trips during his papacy, advocated for environmental justice and created new cardinals from diverse areas around the world…