24-04-2025
Metro Detroit mourns Pope Francis
Religious leaders across the world and in Metro Detroit continue to mourn the death of Pope Francis at 88 on Easter Monday.
By the numbers: The death leaves a major religion in Metro Detroit without its international leader. Nearly a quarter of adults in Metro Detroit identify as Catholic, per a survey conducted in 2023-24 by the Pew Research Center.
That's slightly more than the state as a whole — 19%, versus 23%.
Zoom in: The pope's legacy in Detroit is evident with the Pope Francis Center, a local homelessness services nonprofit renamed for the pontiff in 2016 to honor his commitment to people lacking housing and other resources. The center called Francis, known for his historically progressive stances, its "namesake and spiritual guide" in a statement.
Led by its CEO, Father Tim McCabe, the center will host a mass for Francis at 6:30pm Thursday at its Bridge Housing Campus at 2915 West Hancock St.
Other masses:
Wednesday: Southwest Detroit's Most Holy Redeemer Parish is hosting a rosary and Mass in Spanish for the late pope at 6pm with Weisenburger.
The rosary starts at 5:30pm.
"All are welcome to attend," the Facebook event reads.
