Hundreds gathered Thursday at St. Raphael Church in Bay Village to honor the life of the Dylan Veselic, 16-year-old student-athlete who died after he was injured in a lacrosse game.

Ahead of his funeral, the Catholic Diocese of Austin ... James Misko says that’s what Friday evening’s special prayer service is about, as they send off the spirit of Pope Francis.

Pope Francis’ funeral will be held on Saturday at 10:00 a.m. local Rome time (4:00 a.m. ET) and more than 200,000 people are expected to attend the deceased Vicar of Christ’s services.

St. Pius X Church is holding a prayer service for the victims ... the recitation of the rosary followed by Holy Mass. Funeral services for the pilot of a plane crash over the weekend in ...