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President of Dominica Her Excellency Sylvanie Burton during a press statement said she was deeply saddened after learning of the passing of \u201cOur Holy Father, Pope Francis\u201d<\/p>\n
Pope Francis died at the age of 88 at His residence at Casa Santa Marta, Rome, on the morning of Easter Monday; the day after the most sacred day in the Christian year, when billions of Catholics celebrate the resurrection of\u00a0 Jesus Christ.<\/p>\n
According to her, despite the fact that His Holiness was ailing for some time, His passing came as a great shock having been seen several times in public at the Vatican during Holy Week, which culminated in an Easter Sunday appearance at St. Peter\u2019s Basilica in Rome.<\/p>\n
\u201cPope Francis was an example of a true Christian disciple of the Lord Jesus and a great spiritual leader who epitomized genuine love, humility and compassion, \u201c Her Excellency Burton stated. \u201cThe Holy Father was well respected and touched the lives of millions around the world.\u201d<\/p>\n
She continued, \u201c He devoted His entire life to His spiritual ministry and will be long remembered for His tireless advocacy for peace, social justice, and for the vulnerable and disadvantaged, and the great importance he attached to forgiveness and reconciliation.\u201d<\/p>\n
Prior to His passing, the Holy Father asked the world, once again, \u201cfor the courage to change direction, to follow a path that does not destroy, but cultivates, repairs, and protects.\u201d<\/p>\n
Burton said her husband, Mr. Gilbert Burton, joins her in conveying sympathies to the late Pope Francis’ only living sibling – Maria Elena Regina Bergoglio; \u201cto the Clergy and Religious and the Catholic Community here in Dominica and throughout the whole world, our deepest condolences during this sad and mournful time.\u201d<\/p>\n
She added, \u201c Long live the legacy of the Holy Father, and may his soul rest in eternal peace\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"President of Dominica Her Excellency Sylvanie Burton during a press statement said she was deeply saddened after learning of the passing of \u201cOur Holy Father, Pope Francis\u201d Pope Francis died at the age of 88 at His residence at Casa…","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":340542,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_cbd_carousel_blocks":"[]","footnotes":""},"categories":[301,235,9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-340541","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-death","category-homepage-carousel","category-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n