- Pope Francis, the first Latin American leader of the Roman Catholic Church, has died aged 88
- There’s palpable shock at the Vatican, where the Pope had addressed crowds at an Easter Sunday service, Sofia Betizza reports
- Tributes pour in from world leaders, including from King Charles, Italy’s Giorgia Meloni, and JD Vance, who briefly met the Pope on Sunday
- The Vatican confirmed the pontiff died at 07:35 local time on Monday; he was recently discharged from hospital after weeks of treatment for an infection.
- Monday, April 21, 2025
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