{"id":10380,"date":"2025-04-27T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-27T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/wordpress\/index.php\/news\/provincial-council-pays-tribute-to-pope-francis\/"},"modified":"2026-01-11T05:43:46","modified_gmt":"2026-01-11T05:43:46","slug":"provincial-council-pays-tribute-to-pope-francis","status":"publish","type":"province_news","link":"https:\/\/donboscoguwahati.org\/index.php\/news\/provincial-council-pays-tribute-to-pope-francis\/","title":{"rendered":"Provincial Council Pays Tribute to Pope Francis"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-content-wrap read-single social-after-title\">\n<header class=\"entry-header pos-rel\">\n<div class=\"read-details\">\n<div class=\"entry-header-details af-cat-widget-carousel\">\n<div class=\"figure-categories read-categories figure-categories-bg categories-inside-image\">\n<ul class=\"cat-links\">\n<li class=\"meta-category\">\n<p>                                 Main News<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<h1 class=\"entry-title\">Provincial Council Pays Tribute to Pope Francis<\/h1>\n<div class=\"aft-post-excerpt-and-meta color-pad\">\n<div class=\"entry-meta author-links\">\n<p>                            <span class=\"item-metadata posts-author byline\"><br \/>\n                                            <i class=\"far fa-user-circle\"><\/i><\/p>\n<p>              Admin-ING<br \/>\n                    <\/span><\/p>\n<p>                            <span class=\"item-metadata posts-date\"><br \/>\n                    <i class=\"far fa-clock\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><br \/>\n                    April 27, 2025                <\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"aft-comment-view-share\">\n      <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<p><!-- .entry-header --><\/p>\n<p>        <!-- end slider-section --><\/p>\n<div class=\"read-img pos-rel\">\n<div class=\"post-thumbnail full-width-image\">\n          <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/donboscoguwahati.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/content_1767662721_1767662721.jpg\" class=\"attachment-morenews-featured size-morenews-featured wp-post-image\" alt=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\">        <\/div>\n<p>                                                                                    <span class=\"aft-image-caption\"><\/p>\n<p>\n                                                    The Provincial Council members paid tribute to the late Pontiff at the Provincial House, Panbazar, Guwahati, on 26th April 2025.                                                <\/p>\n<p>                                            <\/span>\n                                                                    <\/div>\n<div class=\"color-pad\">\n<div class=\"entry-content read-details\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">On the day when the world bid farewell to Pope Francis at his funeral in Vatican City on April 26, 2025, the Provincial Council members gathered to offer a solemn tribute to the beloved Pontiff. A prayer service themed <em>\u201cThe Pope of the People: A Shepherd with the Smell of the Sheep\u201d<\/em> was organized, reflecting on the life and legacy of the late Pope.<\/h3>\n<p>Rev. Fr. Nicodim Aind SDB, a member of the Provincial Council, coordinated the service, which was attended by the council members. The tribute was a heartfelt expression of gratitude to the leader who shepherded the Catholic Church for 12 years and made significant contributions to world peace and care for creation through his humble and dedicated service.<\/p>\n<p>The prayerful gathering concluded with a special prayer led by Fr. Sebastian Kuricheal SDB, the Provincial, entrusting the soul of Pope Francis to the loving embrace of the Heavenly Father.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/donboscoguwahati.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/content_1767662722_1767662722.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4223\"><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/donboscoguwahati.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/content_1767662722_1767662722-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4224\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"post-item-metadata entry-meta author-links\">\n                                    <\/div>\n<nav class=\"navigation post-navigation\" aria-label=\"Continue Reading\">\n<h2 class=\"screen-reader-text\">Continue Reading<\/h2>\n<div class=\"nav-links\">\n<div class=\"nav-previous\"><span class=\"em-post-navigation\">Previous:<\/span> Memorial Service for Pope Francis Held in Guwahati<\/div>\n<div class=\"nav-next\"><span class=\"em-post-navigation\">Next:<\/span> RMG \u2013 Pope Francis, unforgettable throughout the Salesian world<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/nav><\/div>\n<p><!-- .entry-content -->\n    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On the day when the world bid farewell to Pope Francis at his funeral in Vatican City&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":13138,"template":"","meta":[],"class_list":["post-10380","province_news","type-province_news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":{"featured_image_url":"https:\/\/donboscoguwahati.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Provincial_Council_Pays_Tribute_to_Pope_Francis_1767662725-1.jpg"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/donboscoguwahati.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/province_news\/10380","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/donboscoguwahati.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/province_news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/donboscoguwahati.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/province_news"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/donboscoguwahati.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13138"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/donboscoguwahati.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10380"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}