Cardinal Christophe Pierre, apostolic nuncio to the United States, speaks during a Nov. 11, 2025, session of the fall general assembly of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops in Baltimore. #USCCB25 | United States Conference of Catholic Bishops

His Eminence Christophe Cardinal Pierre reflected on Pope Francis’s final moments during a memorial Mass celebrated at the National Shrine on Monday, the day of the pontiff’s passing. #popefrancis #vatican #catholic #catholicchurch | Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception