[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 70 (Monday, April 28, 2025)]
[Senate]
[Page S2589]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        REMEMBERING POPE FRANCIS

  Mr. THUNE. Mr. President, before I begin, I want to mention Pope 
Francis, who died last Monday.
  Since he became Pope in 2013, Pope Francis captured the world's 
attention with his simplicity. He had great compassion for the least 
among us, and he sought them out wherever he went.
  In his final homily on Easter Sunday, he reminded us not to remain 
stationary, but to go out seeking Jesus everywhere and in everyone. And 
that is how he lived, going out into the world seeking Jesus and 
bringing the Gospel to those that he met.
  I trust that he is now at home with his Father in Heaven.
  My thoughts and prayers are with South Dakota Catholics and all those 
who are mourning this humble servant of God.

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