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Online Book of Condolence for Pope Francis

As the faithful around the world mourn the passing of His Holiness Pope Francis, the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception invites you to share your prayers, comments, and memories in our Online Book of Condolence. A Pope of the people, Pope Francis inspired millions with his humility, compassion, and tireless devotion. As the first Pontiff from the Americas, he brought fresh insight to the papacy, rooted in mercy, justice, and the embrace of the marginalized.

In tribute to his extraordinary life and ministry, Monsignor Walter Rossi, Rector of the Basilica, shared: “We give thanks to God for his 55 years as a priest, his 32 years as a bishop, and 12 years as Pope. A life of service to the Church and to God’s people, we remember him and strive to ‘go out to proclaim the merciful embrace of the Father’ as he urged in his 2015 homily at the Basilica. May he rest in peace and Our Lady usher him into the presence of her Son.”

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Thank you Lord for the gift of St Francis. His leadership made a difference in this world as he served the humanity he so loved. May he now be in your presence and rest in peace with God’s eternal light shining upon him.

Carol Cala
Rochester, NY USA

POPE FRANCIS WAS AND WILL ALWAYS BE AN INSPIRATION TO ME FOR SO MANY
REASONS.
HIS LOVE OF "EVERYONE" WAS SO BEAUTIFUL.
I FEEL CERTAIN THAT AS HE PASSED FROM THIS LIFE
TO ETERNAL LIVE, OUR LORD SAID TO HIM:
WELL DONE MY GOOD AND FAITHFUL SERVANT!
PRAYERS ALWAYS
SANDY SANCHEZ, OP

SANDY SANCHEZ, OP
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA

Dear Holy Father - we hope by now you are in Heaven next to Jesus and his father.
We are very greateful for your years as Pope. You tought us well how to loves others, to have faith in holy scripture and God, and to have the hope of making this a better world.
Thank you!

Victor Guzman
Massachusetts

May Pope Francis be remembered as a leader of great humility and faith. May God keep him in his arms for eternity.

-Noah Slayter

Noah Slayter
Virginia

Dearest Holy Father, I shall truly miss your smiling face as you cared and directed your sheep ... but am sure you were really smiling as you entered the gates of Heaven, welcomed by your 265 predecessors from St. Peter on!

Thank you for your care and shepherding over these last many years! You shall be remembered with love.

COLLEEN M WHEELER
JACKSONVILLE, Florida, USA

Will keep you in my prayers…

Capt. Jack J. Samar, Jr. USN (ret)
United States

RIP Thank you for your caring service to the church and our Lord !!

Donald C Tappe
Murrysville,PA

RIP Pope Francis. Your work here on earth was well done. You touched so many. Your love and kindness for all was such a great example for the world to follow.

Fran Boisvert
Allenstown, NH US

It is lovingly merciful of Christ to usher Francis into the midst of all human enterprise. The sweetness of his presence and the seemingly endless reservoir of his unaffected love showered on all divisions of the human family speaks powerfully of Christ not at all abandoning us. It is a time that---critically uplifting human dignity and solidarity from nearly the entire human race, the planet, man's co-inhabitants---allows for the presentation of what is different and could well serve as the only path directing us away from the path of disintegration. This is something well beyond sin and if not checked speaks of the extinction of our world and all its components. It is to be nevermore!

Donald Estolas
Fond du Lac, WI

Pope Francis, thank you for showing us what it means to be humble and merciful. You are a true inspiration of what it means to wash one another’s feet.

Jamie Bruccoleri
Redondo Beach, CA

May you rest in peace.

Daniel Artalejo
El Paso, Tx

May you rest in heavenly peace Pope Francis.

Sophia Mendoza
Texas

Te extraño
I miss You
Papa cuánto te extraño senti ya fuerte tu presencia todos estos días agradezco a Dios por haberte conocido en este siglo de mi vida en estos tiempos cuando sentía que a veces no podía más llegaba un buen consejo como muchos de los que tienes te mando un abrazo y besos hasta el cielo de parte de mi y mi niño Ethan Emmanuel mi familia Garrett Anicama 🙏 y familia Guevara Soto
🌄🌌🙏🌿🍁

Leydi Génesis Anicama Soto
Chimbote Lima Perú

You truly were Christ's ambassador on Earth. You reflected the light of Christ by showing the compassion and love that Christ taught. May you rest in peace and may eternal light shine upon you.

Kurt Anderson
Florida

Thank you for your service and leadership of the Church. Prayers for your soul to pass quickly through Purgatory so that you may pray on our behalf from Heaven.

Louis Connelly
Fort Wayne

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JIM JOANN LOVERING
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My heartfelt condolences,
May the perpetual light shine upon him.

Amanda Perez
Freer Texas

I was confirmed Catholic and received my first Holy Communion only 24 hours before the Pope's passing. Although my Catholic journey has just begun, I know I will learn much from his teachings and look forward to being his spiritual legacy. And I very much hope to meet him one day with Jesus!

Amy Wilson
Fairmont, WV, USA

Your Holiness may your soul rest in the eternal peace. May the kindness that radiates from your soul bring peace and love to the world that is suffering and yearning to Christ’s merciful love.

May our mother Mary intercede to us her children on earth as you unite with the eternal father of us all. Amen

He’s Risen

Fikremariam Sebsibe
Silver Spring, MD

RIP Papá Francis, ❤️🙏🏼✝️

Ninfa Guzman
United States
Pope Francis rides the pope-mobile in front of the National Shrine

Light a Candle for the Repose of the Soul of Pope Francis

As we mourn the passing of our beloved Holy Father, Pope Francis, we invite you to honor his life, legacy and unwavering devotion to Christ by lighting a candle at Mary’s Shrine. Throughout his papacy, Pope Francis led the faithful with a heart of compassion, welcoming the marginalized and underprivileged with open arms. Your candle, lit in prayerful remembrance, will burn alongside hundreds of others in chapels and oratories throughout the upper and lower Church of the National Shrine.