In tribute, Pope Leo said, “Let us thank the Lord for the great gift of Francis’ life to the whole Church and to the whole world.”
“Who doesn’t want to be happy?” said Afolabi Odeyemi, local spokesman for Jehovah’s Witnesses.
He said it marked a major step in ensuring a smooth and successful pilgrimage.
He quoted Imam Ibn al-Jazari as saying: “A person’s status is not raised except by what he memorised and knows from the Quran.”
The cleric added that the coming week would be marked by “testimonies of vengeance” for the nation.
Mr Akanji argued that community-based efforts could strengthen national response to the nation’s worsening insecurity.
Speaking after the vote, Cherry Vann, Archbishop of Wales, thanked members for the tone of the debate.
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has rallied behind Pope Leo XIV after U.S. Vice-President James David ‘JD’ Vance publicly criticised the pontiff’s comments condemning war.
The centre made the call after its strategic weekly review meeting on the Early Warning and Early Response System.
Asked directly about Mr Trump’s comments criticising him on Truth Social, the Catholic pope said, “It’s ironic — the name of the site itself. Say no more.”
