GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. -- A Mass in remembrance of Pope Benedict XVI will get underway at the Cathedral of Saint Andrew on Thursday at 12:05 p.m.
The Diocese of Grand Rapids says the service will also be to pray for the repose of his soul. Bishop David Walkowiak will preside over the Mass and has asked all 80 parishes in the diocese to do the same.
The Cathedral of Saint Andrew is located at 301 Sheldon Blvd. SE in Grand Rapids.
In Rome, Pope Francis will celebrate the funeral Mass for Pope Benedict XVI on Thursday at 3:30 a.m. Eastern time.
Benedict served as pope from April 19, 2005, to February 28, 2013, when he stepped down from the papacy - the first Pope to do so in nearly 600 years.
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