Many went out to remember Pope Francis at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C., and that's where EWTN's National Correspondent Mark Irons was to continue our team coverage. The bells tolled 88 times today to mark the 88 years of Pope Francis' life. Cardinal Christophe Pierre, the Pope's ambassador to the US, reflected on the pope's final message before his death. A prayerful crowd packed the Crypt Chapel—inside North America's largest Catholic church—as Cardinals Christophe Pierre, Wilton Gregory, and Robert McElroy, the Archbishop of Washington, concelebrated the Memorial Mass for the pope.

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