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East Timor Mourns Pope Francis Months After Emotional Visit

Just months after Pope Francis visited Catholic-majority East Timor, residents are mourning his death with flags at half-mast, candle-lit vigils and emotional ceremonies (Credit: AFP)

Just months after Pope Francis visited Catholic-majority East Timor, residents on Tuesday mourned his death with flags at half-mast, candle-lit vigils and emotional ceremonies with his trip fresh in their memory.

Thousands descended on the main cathedral for evening mass in the capital Dili, where as the sun set a giant screen showed Francis's face and the date of his death.

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