{"id":21219,"date":"2025-04-27T02:30:29","date_gmt":"2025-04-27T02:30:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/who-is-kielce-gussie-the-american-who-did-the-first-reading-at-pope-francis-funeral\/"},"modified":"2025-04-27T02:30:29","modified_gmt":"2025-04-27T02:30:29","slug":"who-is-kielce-gussie-the-american-who-did-the-first-reading-at-pope-francis-funeral","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/who-is-kielce-gussie-the-american-who-did-the-first-reading-at-pope-francis-funeral\/","title":{"rendered":"Who Is Kielce Gussie, the American Who Did the First Reading at Pope Francis\u2019 Funeral?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"companionColumn-0\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">The honor of delivering the first reading at Pope Francis\u2019 funeral Mass on Saturday fell to Kielce Gussie, an American who works as a reporter with Vatican News.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">It was, she said on social media, \u201ca great way to say goodbye\u201d to the pontiff.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">In a strong, resonant voice before the many thousands of mourners who had gathered in St. Peter\u2019s Square in Vatican City, Ms. Gussie read from the Acts of the Apostles 10: 34-43, a Bible verse <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/live\/2025\/04\/26\/world\/pope-francis-funeral\" title=\"\">that Francis chose for the service<\/a> and that holds large significance for Catholics.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Ms. Gussie, 28, grew up in Florida, and graduated from Mount St. Mary\u2019s University in Maryland with a degree in theology, according to <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/kielce-gussie-84591b139\/?originalSubdomain=it\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">her LinkedIn profile<\/a>. She began working in Rome in 2019, according to her profile, and last October joined Vatican News \u2014 a news agency that Francis created to bolster news coverage of the church and the Vatican.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">\u201cI\u2019m really happy to be here because it\u2019s a great way to say goodbye to Pope Francis,\u201d Ms. Gussie <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Guzik_Paulina\/status\/1916040876750483865\" title=\"\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">said on social media outside St. Peter\u2019s Basilica<\/a> on Saturday morning before the Mass. She added that her last memory of Francis was from her birthday. \u201cHe gave me a little blessing,\u201d she said. \u201cIt\u2019s really a special way to spend my birthday.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">She said it had been difficult to see Francis grow frail in his final days, \u201cbut he gave everything until the end.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"css-ew4tgv\" aria-label=\"companion column\"\/><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a 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