site.btaGrand Mufti of the Republic of Bulgaria Expresses Condolences on Death of Pope Francis

The Grand Mufti of the Republic of Bulgaria paid tribute to the memory of Pope Francis in a Fаcebook post. “With deep sadness and submission to the will of Almighty Allah, we learned that the head of the Roman Catholic Church, Pope Francis, has left this world,” the post read, praising Pope Francis’s dedication in the service of peace, his humanism and openness to people of different faiths, as well as of his efforts to promote kindness and spirituality among believers around the world.

The Grand Mufti's Office in Bulgaria noted that they will remember with respect Pope Francis’s  meetings with  Grand Mufti Mustafa Hadzhi, both in the Vatican in 2023 and in Sofia in 2019, when they prayed together for peace between religions and peoples.

The death of Pope Francis was announced by the Vatican in a video message earlier on Monday. Eighty-eight-year-old Francis, whose birth name was Jorge Mario Bergoglio, was elected pope on March 13, 2013.