Radio Interview: Meet the Mount St. Mary’s graduate who served as a lector at papal funeral May 12, 2025By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: CR Radio, Feature, Local News, News, Radio Interview, Remembering Pope Francis Millions of people around the world watched or listened to the funeral of Pope Francis live from Rome on April 26 — a solemn and historic moment for the Catholic Church. One of the voices heard during that liturgy was Kielce Gussie, a Vatican journalist who had the honor of proclaiming the first reading at the Mass. A graduate of Mount St. Mary’s University in Emmitsburg and a reporter with Vatican News, Gussie has spent years covering the life of the Catholic Church from the heart of Rome. She joins George Matysek to reflect on the extraordinary opportunity to be a part of a papal funeral Mass and her vocation as a Catholic communicator. To listen to the show, click play below. More Radio Radio Interview: Archbishop Fulton Sheen’s enduring legacy Radio Interview: Faith, community and a new school year Radio Interview: The faith behind the Fighting Irish Radio Interview: Get on board the Mercy Train Radio Interview: Art, faith and storytelling Radio Interview: An American Martyr – The Legacy of Blessed Stanley Rother Copyright © 2025 Catholic Review Media Print
