“The place is already prepared. I want to be buried in Santa Maria Maggiore,” the pontiff said.
Mr Mbah urged Nigerians to emulate the bishop’s selflessness and hard work.
On October 7, Hamas carried out a deadly cross-border attack, which saw about 1200 Israelis dead and over 240 taken hostage.
Recently, Pope Francis attempted to make the church lenient with its stance on LGBTQ people, making the church more welcoming to them.
“Enough is enough,” the pope said, adding: “War always means failure – always.”
The pope warned against a rigid church and hoped the gathering would avoid “human strategies, political calculations or ideological battles”.
In a new Apostolic Exhortation, the head of the Catholic Church said that warming the planet is one of the global community’s greatest challenges.
A total of 45 people, including three children, were said to have been on the metal boat.
The Vatican released the message well in advance, as is customary.
Pope Francis has officially recognised the bishop of Shanghai, Joseph Shen Bin, who was already appointed by China in April.
