Vatican City, April 21, 2025 (AFP) - Global mourning as Pope Francis dies aged 88

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2025-04-21

Pope Francis died of a stroke, the Vatican said on Monday, amid widespread mourning for the 88-year-old reformer who inspired devotion but riled traditionalists during 12 years leading the Catholic Church. The Argentine died on Monday morning at the Santa Marta residence where he lived, almost a month after leaving hospital following a five-week stay battling double pneumonia. One day after he greeted Easter crowds in St Peter's Square in the Vat......

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