The Catholic Archdiocese of Accra has announced a solemn Requiem Mass in honour of the late Supreme Pontiff, Pope Francis, inviting the faithful to gather in prayer and thanksgiving for his life and ministry.

In a press release signed by the Metropolitan Archbishop of Accra, Most Rev. John Bonaventure Kwofie, the Archdiocese expressed “deep reverence and a spirit of prayerful solidarity with the Universal Church” as it prepares to bid farewell to the late Pope.

“This Requiem Mass is being organised by the Apostolic Nunciature, in collaboration with the Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference (GCBC),” Archbishop Kwofie stated, emphasising the nationwide spiritual significance of the occasion.

The Mass will be held on Friday, April 25, 2025, at 6:30 p.m. at the Holy Spirit Cathedral in Adabraka.

Archbishop Kwofie urged all priests, religious, and lay faithful across the Archdiocese to attend and take part in this profound moment of collective mourning and reflection.

“To ensure full participation,” he added, “I kindly request that Friday evening Masses, on that day, in the various parishes be celebrated in the morning.”

The Archbishop called on the faithful to “come together as one family of faith to thank God for the life and ministry of the late Pontiff, and to commend his soul to the infinite mercy of God.”

Ending the message on a note of devotion and hope, Archbishop Kwofie prayed: “May the soul of the late Supreme Pontiff, and the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.”

As Ghana prepares to join the world in honouring a beloved shepherd, the Cathedral’s bells will toll not just in sorrow, but in reverence for a papacy that touched hearts across continents.