WATCH: REQUIEM FOR A BELOVED BISHOP: Well, it’s been a week of mourning across the Diocese of Lansing as thousands of people turned out over three days, 8-10 July, to pray for the repose of the soul of the late Bishop Carl F. Mengeling, Emeritus Bishop of Lansing, who died July 1, 2025, at the age of 94. May he rest in peace.

Among those present at Saint Mary Cathedral in Lansing yesterday, Thursday, July 10, for Bishop Mengeling’s Requiem Mass were mourners representing all the parishes of the Diocese of Lansing along with scores of clergy, including 11 bishops. Watch this short film by diocesan multi-media journalist, Michael Back, to experience some of the sights and sounds of the occasion.