A bishop at the Vatican has told of the tears shed among colleagues for Pope Francis, and a sense of “national pride” for Irish people that a Dublin man is overseeing arrangements until a new pontiff is elected.
Bishop Paul Tighe, who has been based at the Vatican for 17 years, said while Francis had been unwell, there was still a sense of shock about his death on Easter Monday, followed by a “madness” as people were “scattering to get back from wherever they were” over the holiday weekend.
