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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Aine Fox

Catholics mourn ‘merciful’ Pope after death aged 88 following stroke

People in Westminster Cathedral following the announcement by the Vatican of the death of Pope Francis aged 88 (James Manning/PA) - (PA Wire)

Pope Francis has been remembered as someone full of compassion, mercy and “irrepressible hope” as Catholics came together to mourn the death of a pontiff hailed by the King and other world leaders.

Francis, who died following a stroke aged 88 on Easter Monday just a day after greeting crowds in Vatican City, drew tributes for his strong advocacy for the poor and marginalised.

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