Pope Leo XIV remembers Pope Francis on the first anniversary of his passing, saying that the late Pope “remained a disciple of the Lord, faithful to his Baptism and to his consecration in episcopal ministry, until the end.”
“On the first anniversary of the death of our dear Pope Francis, his memory remains vivid in the Church and throughout the world.”
Pope Leo XIV expressed this in the message he sent to Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, Dean of the College of Cardinals, on the first anniversary of Pope Francis’ death.