Pope: Angelo Gugel was a faithful, diligent man in service of three Popes
Vatican News • • world
Key Points:
- Angelo Gugel, former Papal Chamber Assistant who served three Popes—John Paul I, John Paul II, and Benedict XVI—passed away at age 90; his funeral was held near the Vatican with a telegram from Pope Leo XIV praising his faithful and diligent service.
- Pope Leo XIV's message highlighted Gugel's exemplary Christian witness, upright life, and long service in the Vatican Gendarmerie, Governorate, and papal apartment, invoking the Apostolic Blessing for those mourning him.
- Cardinal Pietro Parolin, who celebrated the funeral Mass, described Gugel as a gentle, discreet, and just man whose faith shone brightly despite humble beginnings, imagining that Saint John Paul II welcomed him into heaven.
