{"id":71,"date":"2025-04-22T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-22T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ministry1.govmu.org\/pm\/?p=71"},"modified":"2025-10-06T06:52:04","modified_gmt":"2025-10-06T06:52:04","slug":"prime-minister-pays-tribute-to-his-holiness-pope-francis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/primeminister.govmu.org\/pm\/?p=71","title":{"rendered":"Prime Minister pays tribute to His Holiness Pope Francis"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"71\" class=\"elementor elementor-71\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5764a831 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5764a831\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4cc040ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4cc040ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ControlZone-control\"><div><div class=\"cke_editable rte--read\" data-automation-id=\"textBox\"><p align=\"justify\"><b>GIS- 22 April 2025:<\/b> The Prime Minister, Minister of Defence, Home Affairs and External Communications, Minister of Finance, and Minister for Rodrigues and Outer Islands, Dr Navinchandra Ramgoolam, signed this afternoon a condolence book placed at the Diocese of Port-Louis, to pay tribute to the late His Holiness Pope Francis, who passed away yesterday.<\/p><p align=\"justify\">The Prime Minister was welcomed by Father Jean Micha\u00ebl Durh\u00f4ne, the Bishop of the Diocese of Port-Louis.<\/p><p align=\"justify\">In a statement Prime Minister Dr Navinchandra Ramgoolam paid homage to late Pope Francis, recalling that His Holiness presided the Easter Sunday Mass this 20 April.<\/p><p align=\"justify\">The Prime Minister spoke of the unpredictability of life, stating that Pope Francis remains in his prayers.<\/p><p align=\"justify\">Government Information Service, Prime Minister\u2019s Office, Level 6, New Government Centre, Port Louis, Mauritius. 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