The day after Pope Francis’ death April 21, the Vatican released a previously unpublished text containing the late pontiff’s reflections on aging and death.
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An expected 133 cardinal electors will enter the Sistine Chapel May 7 to elect the new Roman pontiff, the successor to Pope Francis, who shied away from giving red hats to the traditional archdioceses but opted to give the honor to far-flung places, many of which had never had a cardinal before.
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VATICAN CITY — On the final day of official mourning for the death of Pope Francis, the late pontiff was remembered as someone who was determined to live out the mission entrusted to him and serve others, even when his health deteriorated.
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When Jenna Drummond and Clair Volkening saw Pope Francis step onto the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica to give his “urbi et orbi” (“to the city and to the world”) blessing April 20, they had no idea it would be his last.
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