Grief for Pope Francis: condolence books in Bonn and Berlin

mourners can register in condolence books according to Pope's death

After the death of Pope Francis, the German Bishops' Conference plans to leave condolence books in Bonn and Berlin in the coming days. Pope Francis died on Easter Monday at the age of 88 as a result of serious pneumonia. This triggered grief worldwide among the 1.4 billion Catholics.

Grieving had the opportunity to write down their thoughts in the Limburg Cathedral on Easter Monday. The Bishops' Conference offers the opportunity to register in the Bonn Münster from Tuesday, 10.30 a.m. The general secretary of the German Bishops' Conference, Beate Gilles, will also be present to pay their respect for the bereaved.

Bätzing and Eterovic in Berlin

In Berlin, a condolence book will be available in the Apostolic nunciation from Friday. Interested parties have the opportunity to register there on Friday from 1 p.m. and on April 28 and 29 between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. The first to register in the book are the chairman of the German Bishops' Conference, Georg Bätzing, and the Apostolic Nuncio, Archbishop Nikola Eterovic.

In addition, other representatives of the constitutional organs will also take the opportunity to send their condolences in the coming days. In other Catholic dioceses in Germany such as Cologne Cathedral, condolence books are also available to give citizens the opportunity to express their grief.

The German Bishops' Conference, which comprises the Catholic bishops in Germany, supports these initiatives to offer the mourners a forum to share their feelings. This special opportunity reflects the central role that the Pope occupies in the life of the Catholic community, and the maximum support that he represents for believers worldwide.