Pope Francis celebrates funeral rites for Cardinal
Nicora
(Vatican Radio) Pope Francis celebrated the funeral
rites for Cardinal Attilio Nicora in St. Peter’s Basilica on Monday.
Cardinal Nicora, the former president of the Vatican’s
Administration of the Patrimony of the Apostolic See (APSA), died on Saturday
at the age of 80.
The funeral rites and homily were delivered by Cardinal
Angelo Sodano, Dean of the College of Cardinals.
Cardinal Sodano recalled the long and generous service
offered by Cardinal Nicora to the Holy See, saying he “was consecrated to the
service of the Church”.
During the Mass at the Altar of the Chair, Pope Francis
presided over the rites of Commendatio and Valedictio.
In a telegramme sent on Sunday, the Holy Father expressed his
gratitude for the Cardinal’s precious service to the Church and to civil
society in Italy, especially in the legal field, noting his contribution to the
revision of the Lateran Pacts and later his work as President of APSA and AIF.
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