DNYUZ
  • Home
  • News
    • U.S.
    • World
    • Politics
    • Opinion
    • Business
    • Crime
    • Education
    • Environment
    • Science
  • Entertainment
    • Culture
    • Music
    • Movie
    • Television
    • Theater
    • Gaming
    • Sports
  • Tech
    • Apps
    • Autos
    • Gear
    • Mobile
    • Startup
  • Lifestyle
    • Arts
    • Fashion
    • Food
    • Health
    • Travel
No Result
View All Result
DNYUZ
No Result
View All Result
Home News

200 New York Catholics traveled to Rome to meet Pope Francis — and attended his funeral instead

April 26, 2025
in News
200 New York Catholics traveled to Rome to meet Pope Francis — and attended his funeral instead
494
SHARES
1.4k
VIEWS
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

A group of nearly 200 prominent New York-area Catholics traveling in Rome this week were hoping  to meet Pope Francis — never guessing they would be on hand to pay their final respects instead.

After months of planning, worshippers from the Archdiocese of New York — including former Police Commissioner Ray Kelly — were gearing up Wednesday to leave for a week-long trip to Italy’s capital.

The trip was meant to celebrate both New York Archbishop Timothy M. Dolan’s 75th birthday, as well as this Jubilee Year, a special time for grace and forgiveness observed every 25 years in the Catholic Church.

Timothy Cardinal Dolan about to enter the Paul VI Audience Hall in Saint Peter's Basilica
Nearly 200 worshippers from the Archdiocese of New York traveled to Rome this week, in part, to celebrate New York Archbishop Timothy M. Dolan’s 75th birthday. X / Timothy Cardinal Dolan

“I thought we might have an audience with [Pope Francis] on the trip… it was definitely a possibility,” one of the parishioners, Cindy Caruso Aquila, recalled Saturday.

Instead, on Friday, the group was granted VIP access to view the pontiff’s casket in St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican, arranged by Cardinal Dolan.

“Many people were waiting in line for six or seven hours to walk past the casket, and we got in through a back door that many of the dignitaries were going through, and we got a chance to walk right by the pope’s casket. So that was very special, to see him,” Aquila said. 

Dolan gave the group a private tour of the Vatican — and insight into the last conclave, which voted in the late Pope Francis.

“It was very special to be in the room where the cardinals voted in a new pope,” she said.

Cardinals at Pope Francis' funeral in Rome on April 26, 2025
Instead of meeting Pope Francis, the New York Catholics attended his funeral Saturday. archnewyork
Cardinal Timothy Dolan at the 30th annual The Way of the Cross over the Brooklyn Bridge procession held on Good Friday, April 18, 2025
Cardinal Dolan gave the group a private tour of the Vatican Friday – which included insight into the last conclave that elected the late Pope Francis, Cindy Caruso Aquila told The Post from Rome Saturday. Paul Martinka

“It has been an extraordinary experience – it’s all very special, very spiritual,” Aquila said. 

The group is expected to return to the Empire State on Tuesday.

The post 200 New York Catholics traveled to Rome to meet Pope Francis — and attended his funeral instead appeared first on New York Post.

Tags: archdiocese of new yorkCatholic ChurchDeath of Pope FrancisNew Yorkrometimothy dolan
Share198Tweet124Share
Israeli soldiers killed in Gaza after explosive device hits their vehicle
News

Israeli soldiers killed in Gaza after explosive device hits their vehicle

by Fox News
June 3, 2025

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced the deaths of three soldiers operating ...

Read more
News

Pet zebra escapes and brings Tennessee interstate to a standstill

June 3, 2025
News

Ukraine Says It Struck Crimea Bridge

June 3, 2025
Europe

Trump Calls Out European Free-Riding on Drugs; Europe Will Pay Their Fair Share

June 3, 2025
News

Former US official ‘without a doubt’ over Israel’s Gaza war crimes

June 3, 2025
Russian rockets kill 3 in a Ukrainian city as Kyiv claims it damaged a key bridge deep in Russia

Russian rockets kill 3 in a Ukrainian city as Kyiv claims it damaged a key bridge deep in Russia

June 3, 2025
Mark Hamill starred in the ultimate battle of good and evil. Now he just wants to make America normal again

Mark Hamill starred in the ultimate battle of good and evil. Now he just wants to make America normal again

June 3, 2025
L.A. County to pay $2.7 million to teen assaulted in ‘gladiator fight’

L.A. County to pay $2.7 million to teen assaulted in ‘gladiator fight’

June 3, 2025

Copyright © 2025.

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
    • U.S.
    • World
    • Politics
    • Opinion
    • Business
    • Crime
    • Education
    • Environment
    • Science
  • Entertainment
    • Culture
    • Gaming
    • Music
    • Movie
    • Sports
    • Television
    • Theater
  • Tech
    • Apps
    • Autos
    • Gear
    • Mobile
    • Startup
  • Lifestyle
    • Arts
    • Fashion
    • Food
    • Health
    • Travel

Copyright © 2025.