Pope Francis, the 266th head of the Roman Catholic Church, died on April 21 at the age of 88.

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The papal funeral is scheduled for the early hours of April 26. It will be a more modest event than others, for a modest man.

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(THE CONVERSATION) On the morning of Easter Monday, after his final public address the day prior, Pope Francis died at age 88, closing 12 years of leading the Catholic Church. He joins the phenomena ...

We should first acknowledge that, like all elections, papal conclaves are contentious. There is often controversy as the likely candidates, or papabili as Vatican watchers call them, discreetly jostle ...