Candidates urged to attend special mass for Pope

As the na­tion pre­pares to head to the polls on Mon­day, Mon­sign­or Chris­t­ian Pereira is call­ing on the 161 elec­tion can­di­dates to pause the cam­paign trail to ho­n­our and re­flect on the life of Pope Fran­cis.

He in­vit­ed them to at­tend a re­quiem mass for the late pon­tiff at the Mi­nor Basil­i­ca (Cathe­dral) of the Im­mac­u­late Con­cep­tion on Fri­day at 10 am.

Due to med­ical com­mit­ments, Fa­ther Pereira will be un­able to at­tend the spe­cial ser­vice at which Arch­bish­op Charles Ja­son Gor­don will of­fi­ci­ate. Fa­ther Pereira said the elec­tion can­di­dates can learn from the Pope’s life.