Cardinal Poola Anthony expressed deep sorrow over the passing of Pope Francis, remembering him as a “prophet of mercy” and “apostle of the margins.” The Cardinal emphasized the late Pope’s dedication to uplifting the impoverished and marginalized communities. Poola specifically noted Pope Francis’s emphasis on compassion and open communication within the Church. He reminisced about the Pope’s advocacy for a Church that is attentive and nurturing. Cardinal Poola Anthony announced his plans to attend the Vatican funeral service for Pope Francis and take part in the selection process for the next Pontiff. Pope Francis’s demise has left a profound impact on the global Catholic community, with leaders like Cardinal Poola Anthony reflecting on his legacy of humanitarianism and inclusivity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Cardinal Poola Anthony expressed deep sorrow over the passing of Pope Francis, remembering him as a “prophet of mercy” and “apostle of the margins.” The Cardinal emphasized the late Pope’s dedication to uplifting the impoverished and marginalized communities. Poola specifically noted Pope Francis’s emphasis on compassion and open communication within the Church. He reminisced about […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":101972,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"featured_image_urls":{"full":["https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/msid-120482550imgsize-921310-6.jpg",1280,720,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/msid-120482550imgsize-921310-6-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/msid-120482550imgsize-921310-6-300x169.jpg",300,169,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/msid-120482550imgsize-921310-6-768x432.jpg",640,360,true],"large":["https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/msid-120482550imgsize-921310-6-1024x576.jpg",640,360,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/msid-120482550imgsize-921310-6.jpg",1280,720,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/msid-120482550imgsize-921310-6.jpg",1280,720,false]},"author_info":{"display_name":"","author_link":"https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/index.php\/author\/"},"category_info":"JUST IN<\/a>","tag_info":"JUST IN","comment_count":"0","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/101971"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=101971"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/101971\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/101972"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=101971"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=101971"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=101971"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}