Global Leaders Offer Tributes to Pope Francis
Bogdan Hofbauer
Church bells tolled across Rome, and tributes have been pouring in from leaders around the world after the Vatican on Monday announced the death at age 88 of Pope Francis, who led the Catholic Church since 2013. Francis made his last public appearance at St. Peter’s Square on Easter Sunday, after a prolonged hospitalization due to a respiratory issue that had developed into double pneumonia. Before his death, Francis on Sunday also met briefly with U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance, who is
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