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Welcome to our live coverage of the death of Pope Francis. The Vatican announced the pontiff's death just hours after he had made two surprise appearances to greet Easter crowds. His death will now ...

Pope Francis, the first Latin American pope in history, has died at the age of 88, the Vatican has announced. "At 7:35 this ...

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King Charles said Pope Francis will be remembered for his "compassion" as he paid tribute just weeks after visiting the ...