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Pope's frequent calls to a Catholic church made him a revered figure in war-battered Gaza

Pope's frequent calls to a Catholic church made him a revered figure in war-battered Gaza

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — In the last 18 months of his life, Pope Francis had a frequent evening ritual: He would call the lone Catholic church in the Gaza Strip to see how people huddled inside were coping with a devastating war.
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Pope Francis, first Latin American pontiff who ministered with a charming, humble style, dies at 88

Pope Francis, first Latin American pontiff who ministered with a charming, humble style, dies at 88

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis, history’s first Latin American pontiff who charmed the world with his humble style and concern for the poor but alienated conservatives with critiques of capitalism and climate change, died Monday . He was 88.
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Global tributes pour in to honor Pope Francis after his death

Global tributes pour in to honor Pope Francis after his death

LYON, France (AP) — Church bells tolled in mourning. Well-wishers flocked into pews. Tributes to Pope Francis poured in from around the world on Monday after the Vatican announced the pontiff's death at age 88.
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The Latest: Pope Francis dies at age 88

The Latest: Pope Francis dies at age 88

Pope Francis died Monday at age 88. History’s first Latin American pontiff charmed the world with his humble style and concern for the poor but alienated many conservatives with critiques of capitalism and climate change.
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What are the church's rites for the death of a pope and the election of a new one?

What are the church's rites for the death of a pope and the election of a new one?

VATICAN CITY (AP) — The death of a pope starts a centuries-old ritual involving sacred oaths by the cardinals electing a successor, the piercing of ballots with a needle and thread after they're counted, and then burning them to produce either the wh
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The canonization of the first millennial saint, Carlo Acutis, is postponed after the pope's death

The canonization of the first millennial saint, Carlo Acutis, is postponed after the pope's death

VATICAN CITY (AP) — The canonization of the first millennial saint, Carlo Acutis , has been postponed due to the death Monday of Pope Francis , the Vatican announced. Acutis was to be canonized next Sunday in St.
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Read the announcement of the death of Pope Francis

Read the announcement of the death of Pope Francis

The text of the announcement of the death of Pope Francis , which was read Monday by Cardinal Kevin Farrell, the Vatican camerlengo, from the chapel of the Domus Santa Marta, where Francis lived.
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Pope Francis reached out to migrants and the LGBTQ+ community, but also drew unusual opposition

Pope Francis reached out to migrants and the LGBTQ+ community, but also drew unusual opposition

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Some takeaways about the life of Pope Francis, who died Monday : Background Jorge Mario Bergoglio was born Dec. 17, 1936, to Italian immigrants in Buenos Aires, Argentina, the eldest of five children.
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Pope Francis, Latin America's first pontiff who ministered with charm and humility, dies at 88

Pope Francis, Latin America's first pontiff who ministered with charm and humility, dies at 88

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis, history’s first Latin American pontiff who charmed the world with his humility and concern for the poor but alienated conservatives over climate change and critiques of capitalism, died Monday . He was 88.
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From Buenos Aires to Rome: Key dates in the life of Pope Francis

From Buenos Aires to Rome: Key dates in the life of Pope Francis

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Key events in the life of Jorge Mario Bergoglio, who became Pope Francis and died on Monday : Dec.
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