President Nelson Mandela walks with Britain's Duchess of Kent during a news conference at the Union Buildings in Pretoria, South Africa, in this archival Reuters file photo. Remembered for her passion for charity, teaching music and unwavering humility, Katharine, the Duchess of Kent, died Sept. 4, 2025, at age 92. She was the first British royal to join the Catholic faith since 1685. (OSV News photo/Reuters) A historic moment: for the first time since the Reformation, an English monarch took part in a Catholic funeral service for a British royal. The Pope also spoke. The Catholic funeral mass for the Duchess of Kent took place in London’s Westminster Cathedral on Tuesday. The liturgy was presided over by Cardinal Vincent Nichols, the…
