Archdiocese of Philadelphia to hold mass following death of Pope Francis at 88
Pope Francis' death
at the age of 88.
The Vatican announced the pope died around 7:30 a.m. local time, one day after he briefly appeared in St. Peter's Square to
bless worshippers
on Easter Sunday.
Archbishop Nelson Pérez
, who was appointed as the 14th Bishop and 10th Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia by Francis in 2020, will be the principal celebrant during Mass on Monday at the Cathedral Basilica of Saint Peter and Paul.
You can watch the service live starting at 12:05 p.m. in the video player above or on our
CBS News Philadelphia YouTube channel
.
Speaking with CBS News Philadelphia's Jim Donovan, Natasha Brown and former news anchor Pat Ciarrocchi Monday morning, Archbishop Pérez
recalled the times he met with Pope Francis
.
"In so many ways, he was like an uncle," Pérez said. "Just very warm, very kind, very humorous. It was just very beautiful."
Archbishop Pérez said he often spoke with the pope in Spanish, which is both of their first languages.
"He was really always so kind and attentive. And when he spoke to somebody, he looked at them straightly in the eye," he said. "It's a great loss for us, but a great gain for heaven."
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