The Funeral Mass for French Cardinal Jean-Louis Tauran will be held at 10:45 a.m. on Thursday, July 12, 2018, in the Vatican Basilica. Cardinal Angelo, Dean of the College of Cardinals, will preside.
Cardinal Tauran was President of the Pontifical Council for Inter-Religious Dialogue. He died on the evening of July 5, 2018, in the United States, at the age of 75. His death was announced by Vatican media the following day. The French cardinal was described as a “craftsman” by the Vatican media announced the following day, which described him as a “craftsman of the interreligious dialogue.” He was a close collaborator
