ISTANBUL  During Israel’s 18-month-long war in Gaza, Pope Francis made a daily phone call to Gaza’s only Catholic parish, offering prayers and words of comfort. In his final address and public appearance on Easter Sunday, he called for a ceasefire in Gaza, reiterating his unwavering appeal for peace in the besieged Palestinian enclave. On Monday, the Vatican announced that Pope Francis, the first Latin American leader of the Roman Catholic Church, died at the age of 88. He suffered a “prolonged