The Bishop of the Nikopol Diocese, Monsignor Strahil Kavalenov, will attend the funeral of Pope Francis today as a representative of the Catholic Church in Bulgaria. This was announced to BTA by Monsignor Kavalenov.
The decision for him to represent Catholics in our country at the funeral ceremony was made by the Chairman of the Episcopal Conference of the Catholic Church in Bulgaria, Monsignor Petko Valov.
Monsignor Kavalenov also said that on April 28 (Monday) at 6:00 p.m. in the co-cathedral "St. Joseph" A requiem mass for Pope Francis will be celebrated in Sofia by the Apostolic Nuncio, Monsignor Luciano Suriani, and the bishops of the Catholic Church in Bulgaria.
"At it we will pray for the soul of Pope Francis," said Monsignor Kavalenov.