Vatican City, April 21, 2025 (AFP) - Pope Francis has died: Vatican

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Pope Francis died on Monday aged 88, a day after making a much hoped-for appearance at Saint Peter's Square on Easter Sunday, the Vatican said in a statement. "Dearest brothers and sisters, it is with deep sorrow that I must announce the death of our Holy Father Francis," said Cardinal Kevin Farrell in the statement published by the Vatican on its Telegram channel. "This morning at 7:35 am (0535 GMT) the Bishop of Rome, Francis, returned to the h......

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