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Pope Francis passed away yesterday, April 21, at the age of 88. The head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican ...

He took over after Pope Benedict resigned, a move unknown among modern-day popes and one that set up the sometimes tense situation where a pope and a pope emeritus were both alive. Francis refocused ...

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