American journalist Kielce Gussie did the first reading at Pope Francis’ funeral mass on Saturday — and she only learned she was given the honor just three days prior.

American journalist Kielce Gussie played a role during Pope Francis' funeral, where she did the first reading.

The honor of delivering the first reading at Pope Francis’ funeral Mass on Saturday fell to Kielce Gussie, an American who works as a reporter with Vatican News. It was, she said on social media, “a ...

Middleburg's Kielce Gussie was raised Catholic, attended Catholic schools and worked for the Vatican in Rome and gave a ...

Never in a million years did Kielce Gussie think her faith would take her from Middleburg, Florida, all the way to the ...

Gussie, who joined Vatican News in late 2024, had met Pope Francis twice before his passing. Reflecting on these encounters, ...

Gussie works as a journalist at Vatican News. LONDON -- American Kielce Gussie, who works as a journalist at Vatican News, did the first reading in English -- several verses from the Acts of the ...

The parents of Kielce Gussie, the woman who delivered the first reading at Pope Francis’ funeral, shared their thoughts on this momentous occasion.

Kielce Gussie, a U.S. journalist who works for Vatican News, gave the first reading at the funeral of Pope Francis.

Among the tens of thousands that gathered for the pope's funeral was American journalist Kielce Gussie, who played a key role in Francis' funeral mass.