Eastern Catholic Leaders Unite in Prayer for Pope Francis

At the funeral service, representatives of the Eastern Catholic Churches offered prayers for the repose of the soul of His Holiness Pope Francis.

The prayer was led by His Beatitude Youssef I Absi, Patriarch of Antioch (Melkite Greek Catholic Church), who was joined by:

• His Most Reverend Archbishop William Charles Skurla (Byzantine Catholic Archeparchy of Pittsburgh).

• His Most Reverend Archbishop Jonáš Maxim (Slovak Greek Catholic Church),

• His Most Reverend Archbishop Péter Fülöp Kocsis (Hungarian Greek Catholic Church),

• His Beatitude Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk (Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church),

• His Beatitude Cardinal Mykola Bychok (Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of Melbourne),

This prayer stands as a testimony to the unity of the Eastern and Western Churches, demonstrating the vast diversity that unites Christians around the world in common faith and prayer.