Erie, PA - Bishop Lawrence Persico will celebrate a Mass for the election of a new pope on Friday, March 1 at 5:15 p.m. at St. Peter Cathedral in Erie. Priests in the diocese are invited to do the same during the period of papal transition.
The Diocese of Erie wants the public to know that this is open to all.
Attached is some information provided by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) on the pope's resignation and papal transition.