President Cyril Ramaphosa has joined South African Catholics in mourning the passing of former Pope Benedict.
President Cyril Ramaphosa has joined South African Catholics in mourning the passing of fPope Benedict died on Saturday aged 95 in the Mater Ecclesiae Monastery in the Vatican where he had lived since his resignation“South Africans share the sadness felt by millions of the Catholic faithful worldwide at the passing of the Pope Emeritus.
The Vatican said his body will lie in state from Monday in St Peter's Basilica, with his funeral taking place in “We reflect with deep regard on the spirit leadership Pope Benedict XV1 provided to his church and humanity more broadly. The prayers and concern expressed by millions for His Holiness in recent weeks and days will now sustain and comfort the faithful in this hour of grief,” Ramaphosa said.“We are increasing the amount of renewable energy on the grid.
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