U.S. journalist Kielce Gussie becomes the Voice of Pope Francis' farewell

Pope Francis' farewell blended personal faith with global history, as American journalist Kielce Gussie delivered the first reading at the pontiff's funeral on April 26, 2025, in St. Peter's Square. The 28-year-old Florida native, now a journalist at Vatican News, read from the Acts of the Apostles before a crowd of over 250,000 mourners, including world leaders like Donald Trump, Joe and Jill Biden, and Prince William. ABC News U.S. journalist Kielce Gussie becomes the Voice of Pope Francis' farewell A Journey Rooted in Faith and Media Gussie's path to the Vatican began at Mount St. . . .