Overview
- At the Angelus, he said the resurrection of Jesus "sheds light on the destiny of each one of us" and urged cemetery visits marked by silence and hope.
- He presided at the All Souls’ Day Mass in Verano Cemetery, teaching that God has already conquered death through Christ’s Paschal mystery and opened the way to eternal life.
- He placed a bouquet of white roses on the Nicolini family tomb as a symbolic tribute to all who are buried in the cemetery.
- Roughly 2,500 people attended the liturgy in a cordoned area among headstones and monuments, with local officials greeting him on arrival.
- Back at the Vatican, he prayed in the crypt of Saint Peter’s Basilica for deceased popes, continuing the cemetery-visit practice established under Pope Francis in 2013.