Correspondent photos / John Patrick Gatta Bishop of Youngstown David Bonnar presided over a Mass for the late Pope Francis on Thursday at St. Columba Cathedral. Guests included representatives from the Mahoning Valley Association of Churches and the local Jewish community. Pope Francis, history’s first Latin American pontiff, died Monday at the age of 88.

The Catholic Diocese of Youngstown hosted a special Mass on Thursday night to honor the legacy of Pope Francis,who died Monday at age 88.

Church members and representatives from the Mahoning Valley Association of Churches and the local Jewish community took part in the service at St. Columba Cathedral near downtown Youngstown.

Guests included pastors and officials from the Youngstown Area Jewish Federation, and Lutheran, Unitarian, Presbyterian, Ukrainian Catholic and Episcopal churches from across the Valley.

Meanwhile, in Vatican City, more than 90,000 had filed past the coffin of Pope Francis by Thursday evening.