Cardinal Vlk holds special mass to mark 'dusicky'

Cardinal Miloslav Vlk held a mass marking the 'dusicky' tradition of honouring the dead at the church of SS Petr and Pavel at Prague's Vysehrad on Friday evening. The head of the Czech Roman Catholic Church also conducted a service at the nearby Slavin, a pantheon containing the remains of some of the greatest figures in Czech cultural history. People around the Czech Republic honour departed relatives and friends every year on 'dusicky', November 2.