According to a statement issued by Matteo Bruni, the director of the Vatican press office, on Sunday, the pope said the congregants were "painfully affected".
Pope Francis has declared support for same-sex marriage. CNN reports that the Pope made his support known in a new documentary titled 'Francesco and premiered at the Rome Film Festival on Wednesday.
Nollywood actress Uche Ogbodo has said, contrary to popular opinion, that Adanma Luke, the producer on whose movie set Junior Pope and three others died recently, is not "careless."
Speaking after the act, the Pope said to the prisoners of the city's all-male Regina Coeli prison; "Everyone always has the opportunity to change life and one cannot judge."
Pope Francis says hell - believed to be a place of condemnation for deceased sinners - does not exist. The pontif reportedly said this in an interview with Daily La Repubblica, an Italian newspaper.
Madu disclosed his plan on Instagram on Sunday, a few days after the death of his colleague Junior Pope. Pope and four others died in a boat accident on the River Niger in Asaba, Delta state, last Wednesday.
AGN President, Emeka Rollas, confirms the passing of actor Jnr Pope. He said its so sad that our joy was short-lived. My first post was out of excitement when we noticed his tingling fingers.
Pope Francis escaped death on Sunday. The pontiff arrived late for his weekly address in St. Peter's Square on Sunday explaining that he had been stuck in an elevator in the Vatican for 25 minutes and had to be freed by firefighters.
The remains of late JohnPaul Odonwodo, better known as Junior Pope, has arrived in his hometown, Ukehe Igbo-etiti Local Government Area of Enugu State.
In his homily, the Pope condemned the "icy winds of war" and the "rampant injustice" that he said prevailed in the world. However, the Pope said Easter inspires people and gives them hope.
Pope Francis fell Thursday after stumbling down a step on an altar during a visit to Poland but quickly got back to his feet, seemingly without injury.
Derry priest Father Paddy O'Kane suggested that Pope Francis may move to end celibacy earlier this month, saying there was support amongst the church for the idea.